Data Payroll Assistant

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Data Payroll Assistant (Ref A151)

Full time/Permanent/Aberdeen City Campus

Salary: £34,538.18 - £36,712.48 per anum

North East Scotland College is seeking an organised, detail-focused Data Payroll Assistant to join its People Services team, helping keep workforce data accurate and reliable while providing flexible support across our HR and Payroll teams.

The successful candidate will maintain employee information across HR and payroll systems, produce workforce reports, present findings clearly to managers, process employee and payroll changes, and provide cover across the Payroll and HR Assistant teams during periods of absence and peak workload.

We are looking for someone with strong numerical and analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and confident Excel skills. Experience of producing reports from HR, payroll or similar systems and of handling confidential data is essential, along with the ability to meet fixed deadlines.

Working closely with the Senior HR Business Partners, Payroll Officers and Finance colleagues, you will be a key member of a supportive and collaborative team, helping to improve our workforce reporting and processes.

Please include a cover letter with your application highlighting how your skills, knowledge and experience meets the requirements on the person specification.

NESCol is a disability confident employer. We offer a variety of working options in line with business requirements and place great importance on staff wellbeing. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

The closing date for applications will be 5^th November 2026.

Interested? Want to know more?

For more information on this vacancy please visit our My Job Scotland website page on
www.myjobscotland.gov.uk email jobs@nescol.ac.uk, or call People Services on 01224 612244 (voicemail).

Person Specification

Criteria marked with an asterisk (*) are desirable and all others are essential.

Qualifications / Knowledge

• Relevant qualification at SCQF Level 6 or above, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Understanding of data quality, confidentiality and data protection.
• Understanding of workforce information and common measures such as headcount, FTE, absence and turnover.
• Awareness of employee lifecycle and payroll processes.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Relevant data or payroll qualification.*
• Knowledge of payroll requirements including PAYE, National Insurance and statutory payments.*

Experience

• Experience of producing reports or management information from HR, payroll or comparable systems.
• Experience of working accurately with detailed and confidential data.
• Experience of data checking, reconciliation and identifying discrepancies.
• Administrative experience within HR, payroll, finance or a similar service.
• Experience of working to deadlines and managing competing priorities.
• Experience of HR or payroll administration.*
• Experience of Power BI or similar reporting tools.*

Skills

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and ability to work confidently with data.
• Ability to identify and investigate errors and inconsistencies.
• Ability to interpret information and present it clearly to different audiences.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise work and meet fixed deadlines.
• Ability to learn and use HR, payroll and reporting systems effectively.
• Ability to work independently while contributing flexibly across the wider team.

Personal Qualities

• Methodical, organised and reliable.
• Customer focused and professional.
• Discreet when handling confidential information.
• Collaborative and flexible across team boundaries.
• Curious and willing to investigate discrepancies and improve processes.
• Committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and continuous improvement.