Payroll Specialist
Payroll Specialist
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Job Description
Permanent PartTime 35 Hours Per Week
31944 to 37582 Per Annum FullTime Equivalent
Location: Flexible
Working Style: Remote with occasional office attendance
Closing Date: 3rd February 2025
The Role
This parttime position with a prorata salary of 30217 to 35550 per annum offers a flexible working arrangement. The role requires office attendance 23 days per month.
The Payroll service is part of a broader organisational function focused on enhancing both employee and customer experiences. The team provides a comprehensive payroll service continuously investing in technology to improve selfservice and support capabilities.
The Payroll Specialist will play a vital role in shaping the delivery of payroll services offering expert advice on statutory requirements and ensuring compliance with legislation. The position supports the ongoing improvement of processes enabling an efficient userfocused payroll operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Service Delivery: Delivering highquality payroll services liaising with HMRC pension bodies and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Governance & Compliance: Maintaining uptodate knowledge of legislative changes ensuring policies and procedures reflect current requirements.
- Innovation & Process Improvement: Promoting innovative approaches to streamline payroll processes and support organisational needs.
- Leadership & Support: Managing and mentoring team members educating staff on payroll control environments and ensuring compliance with obligations including pensions and tax requirements.
- Complex Queries & Reporting: Acting as a key escalation point for complex queries complaints and mandatory reporting requirements including system changes and payroll developments.
- Audit & Quality Assurance: Contributing to internal and external audits ensuring adherence to payroll policies and procedures and delivering continuous improvement initiatives.
- System Management: Supporting the development testing and maintenance of payroll systems to optimise functionality and statutory compliance.
Experience and Skills Required
- Evidence of ongoing professional development ideally with membership or progress towards a CIPP qualification or equivalent.
- Significant experience in HMRC compliance and knowledge of public sector pension schemes such as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme.
- Proven expertise in delivering complex payroll services within a structured organisation including handling statutory requirements and pension responsibilities.
- Strong problemsolving skills with the ability to confidently advise and challenge stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience in managing payroll systems from requirements gathering to testing and implementation.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop team members fostering a collaborative and highperforming culture.
Why Work Here
This organisation is one of the largest local authorities in the UK serving a diverse population with a commitment to innovation and transformation. With a focus on delivering better services at lower costs the organisation values flexibility inclusivity and professional growth.
As a Disability Confident employer the organisation guarantees interviews for disabled applicants who meet the roles minimum requirements. Veterans and care leavers are also encouraged to apply with guaranteed interviews for those meeting the criteria.
Successful candidates may need to undergo a DBS check with registration in the DBS update service required as part of ongoing employment.
This role is exclusively available to candidates residing in the UK with the legal right to work in the UK. Please note that applications from overseas candidates will not be considered.
Employment Type
Full Time
