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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Payroll Assistant to join our busy team.

The Payroll Assistant role will support all aspects of the payroll cycle by processing and checking the payroll data and assist with payroll queries.

If accuracy and attention to detail is what you strive for, alongside delivering great customer care and you enjoy working as a part of a team this role will be of interest to you.

ESR experience is a distinct advantage but training will be provided on the other HR systems that we use.

 

Main duties of the job

Under the supervision of the Workforce Administrator for Payroll, the post holder will be jointly responsible for payroll for the organisation, ensuring that specified deadlines and data quality standards are met at all times.

The post holder will participate in the monthly payroll checking routines, ensuring that payments and deductions reconcile within the given set of parameters.

To manage the payroll inbox and ensure that emails are dealt with in a timely manner.

To contribute to systematic checks of permanent information held electronically and by other mediums, to ensure that it is valid and correct.

 

About us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

 

Eligible for NHS Pension

 

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • English and Mathematics qualification either GCSE A to C

Desirable

  • CIPD Level 3

Work related K and E

Essential

  • Computer literate – especially effective use of spreadsheets however word and Outlook are also required.

Desirable

  • Experience of using ESR

Circumstances

Essential

  • Able to attend Provide HQ and work across other sites if required

Desirable

  • Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes or ability to travel to all sites as and when or if required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Shared Payroll Services Manager to join the team.

Location: Braintree, Essex

Salary: £48,225 per annum

Job Type: Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week

Fixed term contract for 12 months to cover maternity leave – however, as Partners aspire to continue to grow the Shared Service, you can play a key role in this and so for the right candidate there may also be an opportunity for a longer contract.

Shared Payroll Services Manager – The Role:

– This key role will lead and manage the payroll team to ensure the provision of an effective and accurate shared payroll service to all 6 authorities

– The postholder will be able to work in a flexible way, with some home working.

– Attendance at the office in Braintree will be required for some of the week and some travel across sites to ensure the provision of an effective service to all organisations may be required

Shared Payroll Services Manager – Key Responsibilities:

– To lead and direct the shared payroll service

– Be responsible for relationship management and ensure ongoing successful partnership working with the customers of the shared payroll service

– To manage the payroll team to carry out the day-to-day processes in accordance with the appropriate HR policies, service standards, and performance requirements of their organisations

– To oversee the training and development of the payroll team

– To ensure that all payroll controls, payroll compliance and all audit regulatory requirements are met

– Keep up to date with relevant legislation and implementing changes as necessary

– To manage the end of year statutory returns as required by HMRC, along with production and submission of annual pension reports to LGPS and other pensions schemes

– To manage on-going maintenance and development of the iTrent HR/Payroll system

– Lead on the identification of new business opportunities to support the expansion of the service

Shared Payroll Services Manager – Experience and Qualifications:

– 5+ Years payroll experience, ideally of a 500+ payroll within a local authority environment (or other public sector)

– Recognised payroll qualification and evidence of continuing professional development

– Experience of working on multiple payrolls, working towards varied deadlines

– Experience of using Midland iTrent

– Experience of system administration

– Management and supervision of a payroll team

Shared Payroll Services Manager – Skills and Knowledge:

– Up to date knowledge and experience of HMRC requirements (for Tax, NI, SMP, SSP, RTI reporting etc.) and the Local Government Pension Scheme

– Aptitude for using and developing IT to better support and operate the payroll function

– Strong analytical and communication skills

– Ability to work in a small team without supervision

– Effective partnership working skills including the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders

Shared Payroll Services Manager – Benefits:

– Competitive pay and benefits

– Flexible working

– Free parking

– Local government pension scheme

– Learning and development for all employees

– Employee discount scheme

– Employee recognition scheme

– Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership

 

Closing date for receipt of applications: Monday 6th March 2023

Interviews will be held in week commencing 13th March 2023

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Seeking a Payroll Professional who would like to join a globally known business working with exceptional people!

Title: Senior Payroll Assistant
Location: Essex
Salary: £25-30K p/a

Delivering an excellent service, using global connections and knowledgeable employees to build relationships and help people daily. A fast-paced environment with great benefits, hybrid working and career progression.

Experience needed:

  • 3 years experience working as a payroll professional.
  • Great organisational skills.
  • Strong initiative but able to work well in a team.
  • Strong computer skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Advantage:

CIPP qualified!

Responsibilities: 

  • End-to-end payroll for a high volume of employees.
  • Dealing with all related payroll queries.
  • Processing and reconciling reports.
  • Updating employee records via iTrent software.
  • Managing the payroll administration of employee benefits.

Are you interested? 
Apply now and contact Ellen at [email protected] or call 01727800377 for more information!

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd (“We”) are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist Payroll and HR recruitment agency and recruitment business defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business).These statements, together with our privacy notices, set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us will be processed by us.

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We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here – all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.

 

 Job Title: Payroll Operations Manager

Salary: £48,000 per annum

 Location: Gilwell Park with hybrid working- Minimum 2 days in the office.

 Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 35

 

The Payroll Operations Manager Role:

As the Payroll Operations Manager, you will ensure that the Payroll and Pensions department is managed efficiency and that all internal and external customers are paid accurately and within strict deadlines.

You will be taking a lead to identify, streamline and implement better ways to record, account, report and analyse our data. Working with the People team to ensure efficient, accurate sharing of payroll data, sensitive communication with internal customers and contribute to policy development and review, providing expert advice when assessing and analysing pay related proposals

 

Key responsibilities as our Payroll Operations Manager:

  • Responsible for agreeing the monthly payroll, completing the variance and ibacs reconciliations and gaining authorisation from the Director of Finance Resources, the Deputy Head of People & Culture and the Head of Finance for transmission to the bank
  • Responsible for agreeing the monthly payments to HMRC and other agencies (Childcare, Cycle to Work, Give as you earn & Court/Council Orders)
  • Responsible for collating, reconciling and reporting monthly pension auto-enrolment data to the pension scheme provider for The Scouts, Scout Counties and Scout Districts
  • Responsible for completion, reconciliation and year end reporting to HMRC for The Scouts, Scout Counties and Districts
  • Responsible for annual P11D reporting to HMRC for The Scouts, Scout Counties and Scout Districts and providing all employees with P11D statements
  • Responsible for reconciling the payroll and pension’ accounts, including annual reporting for audit

 

What we are looking for in our Payroll Operations Manager:

  • Significant experience of managing a payroll & pensions department
  • Experience with using computerised payroll & pension and accounting systems, including Microsoft Office, Earnie (current payroll system) and SUN
  • Experience of HR and payroll integration (combined HR/payroll systems and/or processes)
  • Experience of either upgrading a payroll & pension system or improving processes significantly
  • Experience of payroll out-sourcing

 

Benefits

We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country. We prepare young people with skills for life, we believe that hard works pays off and always invest in our staff, becoming Investor in People Gold 2022.

 

What we can offer you as our Payroll Operations Manager:

  • 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
  • Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year plus Up to four personal days paid leave a year
  • Life Assurance
  • Simply Health Scheme
  • Generous Pension Scheme
  • Free car parking at Gilwell Park

 

We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…

  • Your wellbeing time
  • Maternity/Paternity Leave / Study and volunteer leave
  • Childcare Vouchers
  • Flexible working hours
  • Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits

 

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm Sunday 11 December 2022.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!

The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strictly no agencies.

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£48,000 per annum:

THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION:
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Gilwell Park, Essex, United Kingdom

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THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION:
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Gilwell Park, Essex, United Kingdom

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Job Title: Senior Payroll Assistant
Location: Essex
Salary: Up to £30,000 p/a

A fantastic opportunity to work for a well-known company as their Senior Payroll Assistant.

Please note this position does not have any direct reports.

Responsibilities:

  • Updating employee records using Payroll software
  • Running payroll processes
  • Managing payroll administration
  • Answering a wide range of queries

Skills required:

  • 3 years experience working in complex payroll environments
  • Teamwork
  • Competent user of payroll software
  • Professional services experience desirable

If this sounds like you, please contact Zoe at JGA Recruitment today.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd (“We”) are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.  We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.  We are a specialist payroll, HR & Marketing recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business).  These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

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Payroll & People Advisor – Permanent

Chelmsford, Essex

Up to £27,338 per annum

 

Job Purpose

The Payroll service sits within the People and Transformation function. To influence both the customer and employee experience in a key area of employee engagement. Providing a comprehensive service, investing in a new technology to better support our users and enable an empowered self-service and support function.

 

The Payroll & People Advisor will provide a high-quality payroll and a customer focused transactional service. Using a depth of business knowledge in dealing with a high volume of diverse transactions and working to strict deadlines. With responsibility for resolving payroll queries and performing an analytical processing role within one or more payroll disciplines.

 

You will provide support and resolutions quickly and efficiently at the first point of call. Our ethos is to provide advice, support and guidance that is simple, clear, efficient, and effective, this includes communication, terminology, and our processes.

 

The role requires a strong system knowledge to undertake user acceptance testing.

 

Please note that in addition to this permanent position we are also recruiting for a 12-month Fixed Term Contract/12-month Secondment.

 

Accountabilities

  • Responsible for ensuring data input is accurate to ensure payments and deductions are correctly administered, in line with statutory and contractual requirements e.g. Pensions contributions. Where possible supporting and guiding employees in using self-service.
  • Responsible for resolving complex payroll queries to ensure timeframes are met within agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Responsible for payroll processes generating payments to employees and third parties, along with associated internal/external statutory reporting.
  • Support the requirement for ensuring the integrity and security of personal, contractual and financial information, to meet legislation and Council policies.
  • Work collaboratively within a team, to ensure work is processed and delivered to a high standard, ensuring quality of outputs.
  • Responding effectively to customers’ enquiries in a timely and professional manner and meeting service standards, this can be via the customer portal, in writing, or verbally in a call or meeting.
  • Supports the drive to improve the service and quality of outputs and system testing to ensure customer expectations are exceeded.
  • Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

  • Educated to RQF level 3 (GCSE) or equivalent by experience.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in relevant professional area, working towards a CIPP qualification.
  • Experience of using payroll systems to deliver a high quality service.
  • Good working knowledge of payroll processes including statutory payments, deductions and pension schemes.
  • Working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver good practice and advice on policy.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, demonstrating empathy, listening and questioning skills to a very high level, with a high standard of written communication.
  • Experience of working in a customer-orientated environment, dealing with queries in a service delivery setting and continuously seeking to improve the services provided.

 

To read more about us please visit: https://www.workingforessex.com/role/people-and-transformation

 

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

 

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. More information can be found here pay and reward

 

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email [email protected]

 

To apply, please visit our website.

 

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Payroll Specialist

Chelmsford, Essex

Up to £34,805 p/a

 

The Opportunity

The Payroll service sits within the People & Transformation function, to influence both the customer and employee experience in a key area of employee engagement. Providing a comprehensive service, investing in new technology to better support our users and enable an empowered self-service and support function.

 

The Payroll Specialist will contribute to the on-going development and delivery of the Payroll service operating model. Providing specialist advice and guidance in respect of all statutory requirements, across the Council and externally.

 

The role operates under tight financial constraints, ensuring excellence of service across the department by contributing to change management and ensuring the function is configured for continuous improvement.

 

Accountabilities

  • Supports the delivery of the Payroll service, providing advice and liaising with HMRC on tax matters, pension bodies and major statutory changes, taking account of compliance and risk.
  • Maintains an up to date knowledge of future statutory and legislative changes that will impact the service delivery to incorporate into local policies and procedures.
  • Responsible for promoting innovative approaches and delivering change in Payroll processes, to meet the business and organisational needs of customers.
  • Line management responsibilities and educating and support staff at all levels to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the payroll control environment, enabling accurate payroll data and compliance with statutory obligations including Teachers Pension scheme and Local Government Pensions.
  • Responsible for delivering statutory changes, including requirements for system changes and delivery of developments.
  • Responsible for overseeing and delivery of projects and some annual or regular events such as monthly pension reports. In addition act as an escalation point for complex queries or complaints.
  • Responsible for meeting customer service standards to enable consistent adherence to both designed outcomes and agreed service levels, ensuring compliance with all external and internal regulation.
  • Deliver specialist technical Payroll advice and guidance across the Council to ensure compliance with legislation, policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to internal and external audits to monitor compliance with all ECC Payroll policies to enable the effective delivery of ECC’s goals and first-class service.
  • Contribute to system and business requirement documents to enable efficient and effective solutions to be built as part of the Payroll function.
  • Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

 

People management responsibility (including direct reports)

Line management responsibility for 1-3 direct reports.

 

The Experience You Will Bring

  • Educated to RQF level 3 (A level) or equivalent by experience.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development and good knowledge in relevant professional area, with membership or working towards CIPP or demonstrable equivalent ability.
  • Significant experience in HMRC compliance and good working knowledge of Teachers Pension Scheme and Local Government Pension Scheme.
  • Good working knowledge of the complex, interdependent and wide-ranging business requirements of delivering a quality, best in class, Payroll Service.
  • Knowledge and understanding of complex pay and condition queries, including pensions, HMRC and other statutory requirements.
  • Proven experience in supporting innovative approaches to improving service delivery and value for money.
  • Ability to challenge, confidently advising across an organisation, based on professional knowledge.
  • Good experience of managing payroll systems including requirements gathering, development and testing.

 

To read more about us please visit: https://www.workingforessex.com/role/people-and-transformation

 

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

 

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. More information can be found here pay and reward

 

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email [email protected]

 

To apply, please visit our website.

 

Closing date: 11 September 2022.

 

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Purpose of the Job

Responsibility for the preparation and processing of payroll for all employees across the Trust, including the preparation and submission of all monthly and end of year statutory returns to HMRC and pension schemes. Ensuring compliance with current PAYE, NI and other payroll related legislation adhering to relevant deadlines.

Payroll

  • Accurately processing monthly payroll to deadline liaising with Headteachers, School Office Team Leaders and HR to obtain relevant information.
  • Processing all payroll information including overtime, contract changes, sickness, maternity, deductions and unpaid absence through the Trust Payroll system, checking for accuracy and correct authorisation.
  • Responsibility for completion of monthly and annual documentation for HMRC, LGPS, Teachers Pensions, Childcare vouchers and Unions.
  • Updating payroll system for starters, leavers, changes in contracts in liaison with Central HR Team, including the outcome of the Annual payroll reviews.
  • Manual calculations of pay adjustments, including calculation of outstanding holiday pay due or to be collected for leavers.
  • Updating payroll system with current rates including Pay Scales, allowance values, Pension deduction rates ee’s and er;s , NI rates ee’s and er’s and tax thresholds
  • Processing of all payroll-related BACS payments
  • Processing maternity, paternity and shared parental pay calculations in conjunction with SECAT policies.
  • Managing all maternity administration to ensure compliance.
  • Communication with staff as they join the school, when resolving payroll and pension queries, and issuing periodic personalised letters e.g. annual pay review.
  • Working closely with the Central HR Team to ensure complete and accurate data.
  • Communicating with the Trust’s Central ICT team and the helpdesk of payroll software provider where required.
  • Processing payroll journals, departmental recharges etc. to the nominal ledger in liaison with Central Finance Team.
  • Ensuring processes, systems and communications reflect the changes as a result of legislation, benefits offered etc.
  • Working closely with the Central Finance team to reconcile the payroll control accounts on a monthly basis and resolving any reconciliation queries.
  • Management of epayslips with Trust payroll system

Pensions

  • Maintenance of payroll information such as pension scheme membership in the payroll system and issuing relevant letters for both Teachers’ Pension and Local Government Pension Schemes.
  • Enrolling staff into the relevant pension schemes.
  • Completion of monthly pension administration duties, ensuring timely submission of all pension documentation, including starter and leaver forms.
  • Complying with automatic enrolment legislation and communicating changes with staff.
  • Updating the payroll system for changes to pension provision including Teachers’ Pension Scheme and liaising with the Trust software provider.
  • Managing the annual pension submissions and reconciliations and assisting external auditors with any queries.

To apply for this position please visit www.secat.co.uk or email [email protected]