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Temporary Payroll Officer - 6 month contract Overview: Location: ThurrockWorking Model: Monday - Friday, HybridContract: Temporary, 6 monthsPay: £17.50- £20 per hour Join a growing Multi-Academy Trust and help shape a modern, efficient payroll service across 6 schools. We're working on behalf of a well-established education leader who is looking for an organised, solutions-driven Temporary Payroll Officer, ready to hit the ground running. You'll play a key role in delivering a smooth, accurate, and reliable payroll experience for all staff-while supporting exciting projects such as the implementation of a new payroll system and the harmonisation of processes across the business. What You'll Be Doing Prepare, organise, and process monthly payroll accurately and on time.Work closely with HR to ensure contractual sick pay, maternity pay, and shared parental pay are calculated and processed correctly.Process deductions including court orders and staff benefit schemes.Set up new starters, calculate salaries for mid-year joiners, and ensure leavers are processed accurately, including final pay and outstanding balances.Produce and process statutory documents including P45s, P46s, and P60s.Liaise with our third-party payroll provider to ensure accurate TPS and LGPS contributions, reporting, and tax deductions.Manage monthly pension returns, upload data to portals, process opt-outs and joiners, and rectify errors.Co-ordinate and submit TPS and LGPS end-of-year returns and audits.Monitor the payroll inbox and respond promptly to staff queries.Provide payroll data and management information to the Finance team.Support the implementation of a new payroll system and ongoing improvements to payroll a