Payroll Assistant (Operations)

As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

About the Organisation:
PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services., The role of the Department is to ensure that, from recruitment to retirement, all employees are paid both timeously and accurately in conjunction with their contracts of employment and Terms and Conditions of Service. The department must also ensure that all boards are compliant with all aspects of Statutory legislation relating to Income Tax, National Insurance, Statutory absence payments (SSP, SMP, etc), NHS Scotland Pension Scheme etc.
Payroll Assistants undertake payroll responsibilities for a section of staff complying with all relevant statutory legislation and local procedures as well as providing payroll administration support to the team across all aspects of payroll and expenses.

The Candidate:
We are looking for a motivated and well-organised individual with strong administration skills and the ability to work accurately to strict deadlines. You should be able to prioritise your own workload, work independently and contribute flexibly as part of a team. Previous payroll or finance experience, together with knowledge of payroll processes, statutory entitlements and an understanding of the General Data Protection Act, would be advantageous.
Please see the Person Specification for further details.

Location and Working Pattern:
PSDS Payroll Services has office locations in Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy, Denny and Dumfries. We offer the opportunity for hybrid working. Hours are 36 per week on a Monday to Friday office hours basis with flexitime available.

PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with colleagues based throughout Scotland. We support hybrid and office-based working arrangements where possible and welcome discussions about alternative working patterns during the application process.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.

NSS Payroll Services has been granted the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Payroll Assurance Scheme accreditation.
This post sits within Payroll Services, part of the finance, Corporate Governance and legal Services directorate, and plays a pivotal role in the delivery of a high-quality, fully managed payroll service across multiple NHS Scotland Boards. Payroll Services supports approximately 80,000 staff across eight Health Boards, managing a paybill in excess on £2.5 billion on a shared service basis.

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.