Preston City Council provides a wide-range of key services to the people of Preston including Environmental Health, Housing Advice, Welfare Benefits, Community Engagement, Electoral Services, Planning, Waste Management, Parks, Events and a Revenues and Benefits Shared Service with Lancaster City Council.

The Council has ambitious plans which require motivated, well trained and high performing employees at the heart of it to deliver and drive forward its agenda.

Working as a valuable member of a small and busy team, you will provide comprehensive and effective payroll and administrative support to the Workforce Division.

You will have significant practical experience of processing using a computerised payroll system, the ability to use a range of IT applications including Microsoft Word and Excel and be able to cope under pressure with the minimum of supervision during busy periods. You will have a friendly and helpful personality with the ability to respond to queries and communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation. You will be well-organised with the ability to prioritise and have a flexible approach to your work.

If you are an experienced payroll assistant with valuable administrative skills and are looking for a varied workload within a fast paced but supportive environment then I would encourage you to apply for this position.