Temporary Payroll Officer - 6 month contract

Overview:

• Location: Thurrock
• Working Model: Monday - Friday, Hybrid
• Contract: Temporary, 6 months
• Pay: £17.50- £20 per hour

Join a growing Multi-Academy Trust and help shape a modern, efficient payroll service across 6 schools.

We''re working on behalf of a well-established education leader who is looking for an organised, solutions-driven Temporary Payroll Officer, ready to hit the ground running. You''ll play a key role in delivering a smooth, accurate, and reliable payroll experience for all staff-while supporting exciting projects such as the implementation of a new payroll system and the harmonisation of processes across the business.

What You''ll Be Doing

• Prepare, organise, and process monthly payroll accurately and on time.
• Work closely with HR to ensure contractual sick pay, maternity pay, and shared parental pay are calculated and processed correctly.
• Process deductions including court orders and staff benefit schemes.
• Set up new starters, calculate salaries for mid-year joiners, and ensure leavers are processed accurately, including final pay and outstanding balances.
• Produce and process statutory documents including P45s, P46s, and P60s.
• Liaise with our third-party payroll provider to ensure accurate TPS and LGPS contributions, reporting, and tax deductions.
• Manage monthly pension returns, upload data to portals, process opt-outs and joiners, and rectify errors.
• Co-ordinate and submit TPS and LGPS end-of-year returns and audits.
• Monitor the payroll inbox and respond promptly to staff queries.
• Provide payroll data and management information to the Finance team.
• Support the implementation of a new payroll system and ongoing improvements to payroll and HR processes.
  
  

What You''ll Bring

• Experience managing a payroll function (school experience helpful but not essential).
• Strong technical capability and confidence using new and existing systems
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, etc.).
• Clear communication skills-able to explain payroll calculations to non-experts.
• Excellent organisation, time management, and the ability to prioritise effectively.
• A collaborative mindset and a commitment to delivering first-class service.
  

Salary is dependent on experience.

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