PAYROLL & PENSIONS OFFICER

PAYROLL & PENSIONS

£21,892 – £24,157 per annum/pro rata (AfC Band 4)

37.5 hours per week – PERMANENT

 

We are seeking an experienced Payroll/Pensions Officer to join the Trust’s busy and friendly payroll team, now based off site at modern offices in Gateway Plaza near Barnsley town centre.

 

The post holder/s will work as part of a small team to provide an efficient payroll and pension service to the Foundation Trust and our subsidiary company Barnsley Facilities Services Ltd. The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of NHS Payroll, and pension administration, for both the NHS pension and the NEST schemes.

 

You will be responsible for processing a section of the monthly payroll of circa 4000+ staff, covering; promotions, leavers, joiners, absences, flexible benefits, and expenses payments, for staff on national agenda for change and local T&C’s.

 

The successful applicant/s must be willing to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, have excellent communication and numeracy skills. You must be organised and conscientious with an ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines.

 

The role requires a good education standard, 5 GCSE’s or equivalent, including Maths and English. Previous experience of working in a large public sector payroll environment is essential. Knowledge and experience of NHS Payroll/ Pension processing, Agenda for Change T&C’s, and use of ESR is also desirable.

 

Good IT skills are also key to the role and should be evidenced in the application.

 

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

Head of Payroll and Pensions

Job Reference: 453-A-20-2572860

Employer: Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Department: Payroll and Pensions
Location: New Mill, Bradford
Salary: £53,168 – £62,001 per annum

We are committed to providing high quality care for the people of Bradford, Airedale and Craven. Are You?

As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.


Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we provide a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.

The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.

Everything we do is underpinned by the following core values: –

We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen – We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Head of Payroll and Pension Services who will be part of the senior leadership team, responsible for 23 staff, within the Trust’s Human Resources and Organisational Development Directorate.

You will be responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive and high-quality Payroll/Pension Service to all partner organisations ( 13,300 staff, including weekly and monthly payslips) within the Bradford Payroll Consortium (Bradford District Care Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust & Bradford District & Craven Clinical Commissioning Groups). This will include ensuring that the service provided meets agreed quality standards through a customer-focussed approach.

Working within the HR/OD directorate you will lead and manage the Payroll/ Pension Teams and associated activities and responsibilities and provide leadership to the Teams to create a culture of a customer-focussed service.

The Trust has a strong culture of continuous improvement and as such you will be responsible for leading all the service improvement / quality programmes for the team and support wider directorate initiatives around quality improvement.

You will be an experienced manager and leader with a commitment and track record in delivering and developing high quality payroll and pension services. You will also have an in-depth specialist knowledge of payroll, pensions, and financial procedures, including expert knowledge of computerised payroll, pension and expenses systems as well as legislative and statutory regulations

Working Flexibly – At BDCT we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns which includes working from home as and when required.


We manage candidates’ applications through the trac.jobs recruitment system. This means that all of the information provided in your application form will be securely transferred from NHS Jobs following submission, and it will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided.

Candidates applying for this vacancy are informed that preference will be given to Trust staff who are currently going through the organisational change process within the Trust and the role may be withdrawn from external candidates on this basis. In the event of this happening the Trust will inform candidates via their email address on NHS Jobs.

We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.

We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently under represented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and homes lives and support staff by offering a range of benefits including nursery facilities. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

We want to understand how you demonstrate the values, skills and knowledge that we are looking for. Please ensure that you read the job description and person specification attached below as this will help you complete your application.


Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the current Resident Labour Market Test which will be in place until the end of December 2020. UK Visas and Immigration requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, Tier 2 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

University of Huddersfield – School of Education and Professional Development<br />Salary: £35,127 to £39,512 per annum

 

Permanent

37 hours per week

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced finance professional to join the School of Education & Professional Development.  The post provides an excellent opportunity to work within a University and School with a well-established reputation for excellence in teaching and research.

You will provide support and guidance to budget holders across the School and produce timely, accurate and relevant financial information to support the Deans Executive Group, whilst working closely with the School Administration Manager.

We are seeking an individual with knowledge of accounting processes who can produce and communicate financial information.  You should have a degree or professional equivalent qualification in a finance subject and experience of managing staff.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Hazel Bryan, Dean of the School at: [email protected]

For further details about this post and to make an application please visit: http://hud.ac/gyr

Closing date: 25 May 2020

Interview date: 23 June 2020

Working for Equal Opportunities.

Innovative University. Inspiring Employer.

A position is available within our expanding team of Payroll Professionals. The individual will ideally have a minimum of 2 years payroll experience and have good communication & customer service skills.

You will work part of a team and be responsible for a portfolio of clients. The role will be supported by an attractive training program.

Our teams of payroll professionals are passionate about building a client relationship and one of our specialist areas is innovation along with offering a first class customer-focused service.

The successful candidate will hold the following qualieties

  • A demonstrable track record within a payroll environment with experience of preparing payroll reports.
  • Experience of education payrolls is desirable
  • Good working knowledge of payroll processes
  • An understanding of SSP, SMP, SPP, P45 and P35.
  • Customer service experience and the ability to develop strong working relationships.
  • Fully computer literate with experience of using a range of payroll programmes and software.

This position would be ideal for you if you are looking to join a successful innovative company who invest in their team of people and promote within while recognising individuals key strengths.

Salary: £17,500 to £18,300

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone with strong customer service skills who wants to develop a career in payroll!

This payroll administrator position offers on the job training in all aspects of payroll and will be focused on handling payroll customer services enquiries (in relation to pay issues, overpayments, underpayments, tax codes etc) and would therefore suit someone with excellent communication and helpdesk/customer service skills

Although previous payroll experience is preferred, we will also consider applicants who have gained experience in similar fields such as HR, accounts, ledger or customer services (ideally helpdesk).  Candidates with NHS sector experience would also be considered.

Once trained, in addition to payroll customer services you will also be responsible for calculating and processing of deductions including PAYE, Tax, NI, SSP, SMP; statutory and BACS payments and statutory year end returns and submissions

So if you have strong communication skills and the ability to work individually and as part of a large team then this could be the payroll career opportunity you have been looking for!

Interviews are available on Monday 18th and Monday 25th June so send your CV to us ASAP to be considered.