• Locations

  City of London, London

• Salary

  £154 - £163 per day + PAYE

• Sector

  Commercial Finance, Finance, Procurement & Legal

• Type

  Temporary

We are currently seeking a skilled Payroll Officer to join a leading College in East London. The role involves managing payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing of pay, maintaining employee records, and supporting staff with payroll and pension queries while ensuring full compliance with statutory, contractual, and pension requirements.

What you will be doing

· Oversee the daily payroll operations to ensure accurate and timely monthly payroll processing.

· Maintain and update payroll records, including starters, leavers, contractual changes, and pay adjustments.

· Ensure compliance with statutory, contractual, pension, and GDPR/data protection requirements.

· Act as the main point of contact for payroll queries, providing expert advice to staff and managers.

· Support the Payroll and Pensions Manager with reporting, audits, reconciliations, and process improvements while working closely with HR, Finance, and external providers.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Must have experience working within a Further Education setting
• Strong knowledge of payroll processes, including statutory and contractual requirements
• Experience handling payroll queries and providing accurate advice to staff and managers
• Knowledge of pensions administration and payroll systems

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.