Payroll Administration Assistant

LPFT are seeking an individual to provide an efficient Payroll Shared Service to all customers to enable them to enhance their commitment to providing Patient/Client care.

Undertake preparation of a section of the payroll in accordance with Clients’ policies and statutory legislation.

Input and verification of payroll data to the payroll system.

Provide assistance within the Payroll Shared Services as required.

Provide information to both internal and external customers.

To support the team to Implement E-Business and “lean” initiatives to progress system developments. Do you have a passion for taking the stress out of pay and pensions interactions for staff members – through supportive query resolution, education and awareness and a high attention to detail approach to ensure staff are paid on time and accurately? If so we would love to hear from you!

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

• To provide an efficient and timely Payroll Shared Service to all customers.
• Maintain employee pay records on computerised payroll system in a timely and accurate manner. Performing independent confirmation and verification of the payroll output.
• Check and verify information received from client Human Resources/Workforce departments to ensure accuracy and report any data entered incorrectly.
• Prepare, analyse, monitor and maintain permanent and temporary variation data (including Healthroster, timesheets, SEL Expenses, and sickness absence notifications or the import of Electronic Data) checking for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure that all forms are authorised.
• Ensure that staff claiming expenses have approval by their employer prior to processing.
• Identify errors and liaise with relevant parties to resolve.
• Deal with and respond to Payroll enquiries and correspondence from staff, management, audit, statutory bodies, childcare provider and others in a polite friendly and professional way. Ensuring all conditions of The Data Protection Act (1998) and other relevant legislation are met.
• Organise and distribute mail within the department to the appropriate team members.
• Distribute payslips and other documentation to staff.
• Scan payroll documentation and file accurately and timely.
• Undertake such other duties/Administration duties commensurate with the grade as required by the Payroll Manager/Team Leader to ensure business continuity.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.