Payroll Project Specialist
1 month ago
Basildon
Payroll Project Specialist Rate: £148.88 PAYE Contract Type: Fixed Term up to 6 months (with potential extension) Location: Essex (Hybrid Working) Start Date: Mid-January 2026 Minerva Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of Essex County Council for two Payroll Project Specialists to support a key payroll transformation project on a fixed-term basis. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced payroll professionals who enjoy detailed, project-based work and have a strong understanding of statutory payroll, pensions, and systems testing. The Role You will play a critical role in delivering enhancements to payroll processes, with a particular focus on absence and pension configurations, Teachers Pension MCR reporting, and LGPS reporting within the payroll system. The role requires a high level of accuracy, investigative capability, and confidence working with complex payroll data. Key Responsibilities • Review, update, and test payroll elements in collaboration with the software provider, • Carry out detailed testing of payroll entry and employee self-service functionality, • Configure and test statutory and occupational absence payments to ensure accuracy and HMRC compliance, • Support improvements to Teac...