Payroll & Pension Analyst - REQ04547 - 433046
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,847.00 to £27,301.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 August 2025 |
| Location: | Motherwell, ML1 1AB |
| Company: | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 433046 |
Summary
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
NLC5 £25,847 - £27,301
An opportunity has arisen for a Payroll & Pension Analyst based in the Payroll & Pension team within the Employee Service Centre. Reporting to the Payroll & Pension Senior Analyst, you will be involved in the day to day duties ensuring timeous and accurate payments of salaries.
Educated to standard grade or equivalent, you will liaise with various Pension funds linked to North Lanarkshire Council and other bodies in completion of Pension forms and submission of members data in accordance with timescales set.
Key Duties will include:
- Process salary information received before the payroll deadline to ensure employees of the Council are paid accurately and on time
- Attach employees to the relevant payroll and apply all legislative deductions and P45 when provided
- Undertake duties such as process of Faster payment request, recall of salaries and overpayments ensuring audit is always complied
- Calculate Statutory Sick Pay and Statuary Maternity Pay in line with current legislation and issuing SMP1 and SSP1 forms to employees where required
- Calculate overpayments Gross to Net Pay
- Maintain accurate records for the various pension schemes
- Ensure Pension Regulations are adhered too in line with the Auto enrolment legislation for opt in, opt outs and Auto Enrolment, to avoid penalties incurred to the Organisation
- Calculate and apply term time adjustments
- Analyse reports produced following payroll processing, ensuring payments are correct and analysing the information held within the system
- Dealing with enquiries from staff, employees, and external agencies such as SPFO, SPPA, Student Loan Company and DWP
If you are up for the challenge, motivated and willing to go the extra mile and think that you have the right qualities and skills to do the job, for further information see attached job description.
Work pattern:
35 hours per week - Monday to Thursday - 08:45 to 16:45 - Friday 08:45 to 16:15.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
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