Payroll, Pensions, Expenses and Benefits Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Payroll, Pensions, Expenses, Benefits and Reward Officer to join our busy and forward-thinking service for 12 months to provide maternity cover. We are seeking someone with a strong understanding of payroll administration who can quickly become effective within the role and contribute during an exciting period of service transformation and continuous improvement. Working as part of the Payroll, Pensions, Expenses, Benefits and Reward Services team, you will help deliver an accurate, timely, responsive and customer-focused service. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Transactional Hub, including Recruitment, Employee Services, Temporary Staffing, eRostering, Workforce Information and Statutory and Mandatory Training, as well as managers, Finance and other key stakeholders., The postholder will:

• Process payroll changes accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Review payroll information and identify errors, discrepancies and potential overpayments.
• Respond professionally and promptly to payroll, pension, expense, benefit and reward queries.
• Support the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme and other workplace pension arrangements.
• Process and validate employee expense claims in accordance with organisational and HMRC requirements.
• Support the administration of employee benefits and salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Maintain accurate employee records and a clear audit trail.
• Use ESR and other payroll, expenses and case-management systems effectively.
• Work collaboratively with all services within the Transactional Hub to ensure that workforce information is processed accurately and on time.
• Build effective working relationships with managers, People Services, Finance and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information in accordance with data-protection requirements.
• Contribute to service improvements, system developments and the modernisation of payroll processes.
• Support the identification, recovery and prevention of salary overpayments.
• Ensure that work complies with payroll legislation, NHS terms and conditions, organisational policies and established procedures.
  
  There's a place for you at CNWL, we are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.