Payroll Officer

The Role

We have excellent opportunities for Payroll Officers to join our Payroll Team based at NHS Lanarkshire Headquarters.

You will provide expert payroll guidance and support within NHS Lanarkshire over the full range of Payroll Services. This role includes the essential link with relevant statutory agencies and the Scottish Public Pensions Agency.  You will be directly responsible for planning and managing daily workload, preparing, analysing, completing and correcting all payroll reports and transactions whilst adhering to strict deadlines.

The payroll officer will be responsible for auditing other post holder’s payroll reports and transactions, calculations and amendments whilst adhering to strict deadlines. You will be involved in investigating complex payroll enquiries, aiding and advice to all employees, managers and external agencies.

You will ensure financial timescales and legal requirements are adhered to while analysing, auditing and processing all payroll related responsibilities. Providing advice to both internal and external services, ensuring all relevant statutory legislation and local procedures are adhered to, will be required.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• HND in Accounting or the successful completion of years 1 and 2 of the Chartered institute of Payroll and Pension degree or demonstrable in-depth knowledge of payroll systems, processes, statutory entitlements and tax deductions typically acquired through on the job training.
• Significant experience and theoretical knowledge required through training and educational course work appropriate to role.
• Extensive working knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions, National and local policies and departmental procedures. impacting a wide range of professionals within a disparate service.
• Extensive working knowledge of employment and taxation legislation PAYE, National Insurance, maternity, sick pay and working time directives.
• Extensive working knowledge of pension legislation related to the NHSS Pension schemes, NEST and Pension Regulator legislation governing various aspects including contractual/auto and re-enrolment to pension schemes.
• Extensive working knowledge of NHS policies relating to sick, maternity/paternity and parental leave, career break, car leasing, expenses, payroll related recruitment policies and Health and Safety.

• Expert knowledge of payroll procedures and processes to NHS policies and associated policies / regulations:
• Multiple NHS terms and conditions of service (HMD / AfC / Executive/ non-Executive Managers / Senior Managers
• Data Protection Act
• Freedom of Information Act
• HM Revenue and Customs legislation
• Scottish Public Pensions Agency
• Pension legislation
• Department of Works and Pension

• Prioritisation of workload and excellent time management, organisational skills and methodical approach to completion of tasks
• Advanced keyboard skills requiring accuracy for calculations and financial data
• Excellent numeracy, attention to detail and accuracy and problem resolution
• Leadership and training skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent and practical IT skills

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Ability and willingness to undergo further training as necessary
• Experience in the delivery of training
• Working knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining high standards of accuracy
• Ability to handle all information in a confidential manner and respond to queries with tact and diplomacy

Contract type

Permanent 

Full time 

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Payroll within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters

The working pattern for this role is Monday - Thursday 0900-1700hrs, Friday 0900-1630hours

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Caroline Tunmore,  on caroline.tunmore@nhs.scot

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on lynn.deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.