Payroll Administrator

About the Role
The Payroll Administrator is responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of payroll services in line with statutory legislation and organisational expectations, amongst other operational duties.

Working within the Payroll and Pension team, you will ensure correct payments are made for 6000 employees each month.

The Payroll Administrator will provide a high level of customer service and deal with enquires from staff and external contacts, as well as liaising with other teams at the University.

About You
You will have proven experience providing high-quality administrative, statistical, and/or analytical support within a payroll environment. A strong track record of accurately processing monthly high-volume payroll, combined with excellent attention to detail and numerical ability, is essential to your success in this role.

You will also demonstrate strong self-leadership skills and be highly motivated to meet deadlines and maintain accuracy under pressure.

You possess a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word. Have experience using multiple payroll or finance systems is desirable, along with the ability to analyse payroll data using logical and analytical problem-solving skills.

A CIPP Payroll Technician qualification (or equivalent), whether already achieved or currently being worked towards, would be advantageous.

Previous payroll or finance experience within the education or NHS sectors is also desirable.

About Human Resources
The HR Function sits within the Professional Services Directorate and is part of the professional services group that enable and facilitate the success of our students and academics. Along with other professional service areas the HR Department seeks to deliver value for money through efficiency, economy, effectiveness and equity.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

Our reformer heritage informs our conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere. It’s an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of east London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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