YF382 Payroll Officer **EXTERNAL**

West Yorkshire Police is looking to recruit a Payroll Officer to work with the Payroll Manager and Senior Payroll Officers.
To excel in this role, you'll need to be committed, motivated, and professional and have a friendly personality. This role requires an individual who is a team-worker. We're really keen to bring in someone who has excellent customer service skills. This role would really suit somebody who possesses strong organisational skills. Working with a team of dedicated professionals, you'll be instrumental in the payroll process.

Joining West Yorkshire Police, you'll be part of a business striving to provide excellent customer service. Your future will be filled with opportunities to showcase your organisational skills. Your role is to ensure that officer and staff payroll records are accurately maintained. You will be responsible for providing advice and support to a workforce of over 11,000 employees.

As our next Payroll Officer, you'll be driving efficiency and accuracy in payroll operations. The ability to handle stressful situations within the fast-paced pressurised environment is crucial for this role. Your day to day activities will include ensuring payroll compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.

West Yorkshire Police believe in delivering excellent customer service to our internal and external customers. We're proud of our team of professionals who demonstrate exceptional organisational skills. Hybrid flexible working is part of our plans to create a positive work environment.

As a Payroll Officer, you are professional and committed. You would enjoy explaining technical payroll issues regarding HMRC PAYE & Benefits to quickly resolve payroll queries. This is a varied, and demanding role which requires strong negotiating skills. Your remit would be to provide a consistent, customer-focused payroll function ensuring an appropriate and responsive service and guidance to internal and external customers in line with General Data Protection Regulations.

In this role you will handle demanding situations and experience meeting firm deadlines. You will be delivering an efficient and effective customer-focused payroll function, ensuring an appropriate and responsive service which complies with HMRC & Pension Regulations, Force Policy, and stringent deadlines.

The Benefits and Perks...

• Employee Assistance Programme


• Company Pension


• 27 days annual leave which will increase to 32 days after 5 years (not including Bank Holidays).


• Opportunity to work from home for part of the week, once proficient in the role, subject to the operational needs of the department and force policy.


To be considered for this post you must:

Submit a redacted CV and Covering Letter that evidences the expertise in role criteria found in the role profile attached, which includes a Minimum of 4 G.C.S.E passes or equivalent, including Math and English. To qualify you MUST redact all personal information, Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.

For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required please refer to the http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Development/competency-and-values-framework/Documents/Competency-and-Values-Framework-for-Policing_4.11.16.pdf (This link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form. Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
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