Payroll and Pensions Officer

South Kensington Campus - Hybrid

Full time - Open ended

About the role

Do you have experience in working in a Payroll and Pensions role? Are you a strong team player with the ability to multitask? Are you looking for the next role in your career that will offer variety?

If so, this may be the right role for you.

We are seeking to recruit 2 Payroll and Pensions Officers within the Payroll and Pensions team.  You will play a crucial role in the successful delivery of the monthly College payroll and be part of a vibrant team of experienced professionals.

What you would be doing 

• Adding new employees and casual staff to the payroll, ensuring that eligible staff are enrolled to the appropriate pension scheme
• Processing all payroll and pension adjustments (such as sickness, contractual changes and one-off payments), including calculation of arrears where necessary
• Checking that all new starters, leavers and adjustments have been processed correctly and make any necessary corrections
• Ensuring that all payroll and pensions deadlines are met
• Support the customer services activities of the HR Staff Hub by providing comprehensive responses to payroll inbox queries, including calculations when necessary
• Processing all requests to transfer between, and opt-out from, the pension schemes
• Preparing data files for pensions schemes, including joiners, leavers and contributions
• Acquiring and maintaining a working knowledge of USS, SAUL & NHS Pensions scheme rules
• Supporting with ad hoc requests and Payroll related projects as requested by the Payroll & Pensions Manager

What we are looking for

The following criteria are essential:

• Demonstrable high level of numeracy
• Demonstrable high level of literacy
• Experience of working with an automated payroll system or experience in pensions administration – minimum one year
• Experience of working in a deadline-driven team with multiple demands

The following criteria are desirable:

• Experience working within higher education sector
• Knowledge of employment and tax legislation or knowledge of USS, SAUL & NHS Pensions scheme rules

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to join a team that is responsible for the successful delivery of a 10,000+ payroll.
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution.
• Benefit from sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes)
• Get access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day 1, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and a cycle-to-work scheme
• Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further information

Due to the nature of this role, we will be shortlisting candidates as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy as soon as a suitable candidate has been appointed. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as possible to avoid disappointment.

Candidates are required to complete an online application.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact Finance Development at finance-development@imperial.ac.uk

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: Job Description.pdf
• download: Employee Benefits Booklet.pdf

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