Payroll Administrator
Role Overview
The Payroll Administrator will provide accurate, timely, and efficient payroll administration across the Group.
The role sits within HR Operations, reports to the Payroll Lead, and supports daily payroll delivery and continuous improvement activity.
The position is a fixed-term contract based in Liverpool.
Key Skills for This Role
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About the Role
The Payroll Administrator will provide accurate, timely, and efficient payroll administration across the Group.
The role sits within HR Operations, reports to the Payroll Lead, and supports daily payroll delivery and continuous improvement activity.
The position is a fixed-term contract based in Liverpool.
Workplace Model
- USS offers flexibility between office and homeworking through a hybrid model.
- The stated place of work is Liverpool.
Payroll Processing
- Process monthly payroll transactions accurately and within agreed deadlines.
- Maintain employee payroll information, including starters, leavers, salary, hours, allowances, deductions, and other changes.
- Process sickness, absence, statutory payments, overtime, wellbeing claims, and other variable pay elements.
- Maintain payroll records and documentation, assist with reconciliations and validation checks, and escalate discrepancies.
- Complete post-payroll tasks, account reconciliations, and employee-related tax returns.
Starters, Leavers, Benefits
- Process new starters and ensure required payroll information is complete and accurate.
- Process leavers, final salary payments, deductions, holiday pay, and other final payments.
- Process salary sacrifice and other payroll deductions according to instructions.
- Assist with payroll-related benefit changes and reconciliation activity.
- Escalate complex or unusual pension, benefit, or deduction queries.
Team Support
- Work collaboratively with the Payroll Lead, HR colleagues, and other internal teams.
- Provide administrative support to the wider HR Operations function when necessary.
About You
- Experience within a payroll environment.
- Technical knowledge of UK payroll legislation.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of iTrent is desirable but not essential.
Why Join USS
- USS offers career development opportunities, a supportive culture, flexible working, and a range of health, wellbeing, pension, leave, and learning benefits.
- USS is the principal pension scheme for universities and other higher education institutions in the UK.
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