Payroll Advisor

Location: Hybrid, 2 to 3 days per week in our Sheffield office 
Contract: Permanent, full time, 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Department: People Team
Pay: Band 6 -  £32,460.26 per annum
 

Benefits include:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Hybrid working pattern, with 2 to 3 days working from home each week
Private GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
Financial reward schemes and retailer discounts
A strong safety culture and commitment to diversity and inclusion
Death in Service benefit (4× salary)
 

About Us
At Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL), we are a community united by our values: Pride in People, Do the Right Thing, and One Team. Together, we create safe, secure and positive environments across the prison estate, supporting rehabilitation and real social impact.
 

About the Role
We are recruiting a Payroll Advisor to help deliver an accurate and timely payroll service for colleagues across GFSL. You will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of payroll data, supporting the Payroll Supervisor, and managing payroll activity throughout the monthly cycle. The role requires strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills and the ability to resolve issues effectively to maintain a high quality service.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within public sector frameworks and contribute to a function that underpins operational performance across the organisation.

What We Are Looking For
Essential

• Payroll knowledge and practical experience
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams
• Knowledge of HR and organisational policies that impact payroll input and output
• Understanding of the end to end payroll cycle
• Legislative knowledge and the ability to maintain up to date understanding
• Experience working with Oracle Fusion payroll systems

Desirable

• Knowledge of statutory payroll requirements
• Strong numeracy, analytical skills and the ability to interpret and communicate data from multiple sources

What You Will Do

• Ensure monthly payroll is processed accurately and on time
• Input and validate payroll transactional data to ensure correct colleague payments
• Support the Payroll Supervisor with payroll audits and checks on data accuracy
• Carry out audit work on overtime and absence and provide findings to stakeholders
• Contribute to payroll communications with HR teams, stakeholders and staff
• Provide guidance on complex payroll queries and escalate issues when required
• Produce payroll data and insights to support business reporting and decision making
• Maintain HR and payroll data within Oracle Fusion in line with GDPR requirements
• Produce and distribute monthly payslips for GFSL colleagues
• Log payroll overpayments, calculate repayment amounts and agree recovery plans with employees

If You Join Us
If you are detail focused, motivated by delivering accurate and reliable payroll services, and committed to providing a high quality experience for colleagues, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL.

Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.

You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress.

Explore facilities careers where you can make difference.

Pride In People.

We’re passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging and are empowered to be their true selves.

We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone’s needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.

Future plans.

GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL's services will complete transfer to a private sector provider/providers no sooner than August 2027. 

Pride in People - Do the Right thing - One Team

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