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Deputy Head of Payroll and Pensions

North Kent Police Station

£37,941 – £40,926

Permanent, Full time

 

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Deputy Head of Payroll and Pensions.  Based at North Kent Police station, there will be some requirement to travel between Chelmsford and Maidstone.  As part of an on-going programme of collaboration between Kent and Essex Police, you will assist the Head of Payroll and Pensions to provide a focal point, direction, support and advice in all areas of Payroll and Pensions for the two forces.  You will be a member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) or equivalent body and will ideally hold a CIPP qualification at level 5 or above.  You will be educated ideally to degree level with at least GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English.

You will line-manage the Payroll and Pension team and manage the day to day running of Payroll and Pensions for the two forces, providing specialist advice, guidance and interpretation on pay, pension, taxation and related legislative matters in order to provide an efficient and cost effective payroll service.

You will be able to demonstrate significant experience of operating at a supervisory level with responsibility for managing and developing a small team in a similar role within a large organization.  You will also have a minimum of 3 years payroll and pensions experience.

You will support the Head of Payroll and Pensions in the delivery of the payroll service.  You will help to manage, maintain and develop the payroll, expenses and overtime system to ensure its accuracy, relevance and security of data in line with changes to regulations, policy and statistical requirements such as Home Office and pension returns.  Therefore good working knowledge of SAP and Microsoft products such as Word and Excel are essential.

Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills will be key in this role as you will act as a Force expert on payroll and pensions queries.  A good knowledge of both the Local Government Pension Scheme and the Police Pension Scheme would be a distinct advantage

The successful candidate will be able to evidence the following essential skills in their application in no more than 1500 words.

  • Experience of previous senior position in payroll and pensions – minimum 3 years
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals or equivalent
  • Proven supervisory experience
  • Expert in the use of one or more Microsoft Office products including Excel, working knowledge of SAP desirable
  • Evidence of strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
  • Knowledge of LPGS and Police Pension Schemes.

This position may be suitable for part time or flexible working, subject to continuity and resourcing being achieved.

This post is deemed to be a ‘designated’ post which means that you will be subject to Management Vetting as per Essex Police policy.

For further information about the role, please contact the Business Centre at [email protected]

Please apply for this position on our online recruitment system by clicking here

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JOB PURPOSE:

Okta is seeking a top tier candidate for an International Senior Payroll Analyst to join our London office. We are seeking a self-motivated, system savvy, team player with experience working in a fast-paced environment. This position will assist with ensuring the accuracy of preliminary and final payroll data and all aspects of International payroll processing.  This position will report to the Group Controller.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for end to end process payroll for International countries – currently UK, Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands and Sweden
  • Preparation and process commission/bonus/retro and special payments
  • Preparation and process equity transactions
  • Responsible for ensuring accuracy of high volume payroll data entry
  • Process employment changes in relation to payroll, liaising with HR and Benefits business partners to ensure that all employees are paid in line with their employment contract
  • Researching and resolving any data issues, missing information, and
    facilitating the communication between HR and the employee
  • Liaise with external payroll providers to identify and resolve discrepancies prior to final submission for HR and Finance sign off
  • Prepare month end reconciliations and remittances for all payroll and equity transactions including compilation of journals
  • Manage UK Company Pension scheme in line with Auto enrolment legislation
  • Prepare and process tax and employee end of year reporting for all International countries
  • Compilation of annual employee benefit reporting for all countries
  • Responding quickly and accurately, with professionally composed emails, to internal employee payroll and compensation inquiries via payroll inbox and external vendor inquiries
  • Performs audits of payroll detail for accuracy to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and internal policy and procedures
  • Organize, secure and maintain all files, records in accordance with policies and procedures archive and retains employee payroll records and files as required by law
  • Assist in Ad hoc projects when required

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience of preparing and co-ordinating multiple payrolls in the UK and Europe (Canada and/or Australia a plus)
  • Experience of preparing and processing equity transactions
  • Experience using ADP streamline and Workday or other comparable payroll software a plus
  • Strong systems knowledge, including the ability to quickly learn new systems
  • Excellent Excel, strong communication and analytical skills
  • High attention to detail and accuracy
  • Professional and energetic self-starter who uses initiative and is able to juggle multiple priorities
  • Experience with payroll implementation preferred
  • Payroll certification preferred

Okta is the leading provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud connects and protects employees of many of the world’s largest enterprises. It also securely connects enterprises to their partners, suppliers and customers. With deep integrations to over 5,000 apps, the Okta Identity Cloud enables simple and secure access from any device. Thousands of customers, including Experian, 20th Century Fox, LinkedIn, Flex, News Corp, Dish Networks and Adobe trust Okta to work faster, boost revenue and stay secure. Okta helps customers fulfill their missions faster by making it safe and easy to use the technologies they need to do their most significant work.

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A leading global financial services organisation based in London has a requirement for a Payroll, Benefits & Systems Specialist to join their HR function for a period of 12-15 months to cover maternity.

This Sole Payroll & Systems Specialist position requires applicants with previous experience of working in a sole payroll capacity within a financial/professional services organisation. You will be required to work alongside the outsourced payroll vendor to ensure the monthly payroll is calculated accurately and on-time. You will be primarily responsible for the UK payroll as well as liaising with the third party provider in the relevant country and solving day-to-day complex payroll matters.

Requirements:

  • Experienced payroll administrator with experience of end to end UK and overseas payrolls
  • Ability to produce reports including management information
  • Confident with payroll systems and resolving technical system issues
  • Experience of working with 3rd party payroll providers
  • Innovative thinker who can deal with multiple foreign payroll issues including payroll taxes
  • Ability to work well under pressure and to meet deadlines
  • Confident working with spreadsheets
  • Articulate and clear written and verbal presentation

To be considered for this Payroll, Benefits & Systems Specialist position applicants must be degree educated, have experience of working within a financial services or professional services organisation and must have had some exposure to international/expatriate payrolls.

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A leading financial services consultancy offering Payroll, Tax and HCM services to both national and International clients has a requirement for a Payroll Consultant to join their organisation.

Ideal candidates will possess a combination of some or all of the following experience:

1. Operational Payroll Reviews Experience
2. Payroll Strategy Experience
3. Vendor Selection: (Systems and/or services)
4. Implementation Experience (either systems or payroll processes/new payrolls)

This role will involve providing payroll consultancy services to multiple clients and therefore, we are seeking someone who can demonstrate proven payroll technical skills in relation to payroll, systems and associated legislation.

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Payroll Team Leader (iTrent) – £37,000 – Croydon

A chartered accountancy has a requirement for an Payroll Team Leader with experience of using iTrent to join their growing department based in Croydon.

This Payroll Team Leader opportunity will involve managing an experienced payroll team while also taking responsibility for managing a portfolio of client payrolls and dealing with client queries.

The successful Payroll Team Leader will have previous experience in handling the day to day supervision of a team as well as in all aspects of payroll up to and including processing year ends.

Other responsibilities will include setting up and running payrolls efficiently using its functionalities such as nominal journals, import/exports, report writing as well as implementing new client payroll setups.

To be considered for this Payroll Team Leader position, applicants must have at least 2 years supervisory experience, have a experience of running a high volume payroll and musty have experience of using MHR iTrent.

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benefit the payroll industry?

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join other payroll professionals at CIPP and become a freelance payroll trainer!

About the trainer role

You will deliver payroll training for both in-house and public clients across a wide range of payroll and pension subjects.

You will also develop and grow relationships with key customers ensuring that future business is encouraged.

There will be a requirement to travel and there may be a requirement for overnight stays.

We are looking for trainers in the following geographical locations, and we would welcome applications from all locations:

  • London
  • Scotland
  • North East
  • South West
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Northern Ireland

About you, the potential trainer

You will have:

  • Recent and substantial payroll management delivery experience
  • A minimum level five, or equivalent, qualification in payroll and/or pensions
  • The ability to monitor legislation for content changes to the payroll profession and contextualise is application
  • Comprehensive training and facilitation skills and ability to adapt to varying audiences and learning styles
  • An excellent understanding of how payroll is delivered in different sized organisations as well as organisations that impact on the payroll functions for example HMRC

Appointment process

The appointment process will follow two stages:

  1. You will provide a letter of interest and curriculum vitae tailored to the trainer role to [email protected]
  2. If successful you will be invited to attend an interview at one our offices where you will be required to demonstrate your knowledge and conduct a presentation on a topic provided in advance

Should you have any queries about this role, you can contact Jason Clark, the Training and Quality assessment manager on 0121 712 1045 or [email protected] or view the full job description here: Job Description

 

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Contract Type

Fixed Term

Contract Duration

18 months

Salary 

£35,855 per annum (plus £4,203 London weighting allowance)

Job Description

Do you want to help boost the public’s confidence in the police complaints system?

Your role

Managing a team of two co-ordinators you will lead the day to day payroll and pensions processes for the IOPC, an organisation of currently c1000 staff. Your role will focus on ensuring the team are processing all payroll, pensions and relevant data to ensure that employees are paid in an accurate and timely manner. This role comes with the exciting challenge of serving multiple offices across the UK.

A key feature of this role will be to supervise and develop the payroll team, ensuring the organisation receives quality service in all respects. This is a pivotal role and an exciting time when a new system Resourcelink will be being introduced to the organisation, giving you a new experience of supplier management and engagement alongside you current stakeholders and suppliers.

You will perform payroll audits, provide expert advice in relation to any payroll and pensions processes and ensure they meet their required service level agreements. Previous experience in the civil service would be advantageous but not essential.

What you will need

  • Sound knowledge of payroll (i.e. HMRC regulations and other pay/tax regulations)
  • Experience in a comparative role in a complex organisation
  • Good knowledge of the civil service pension scheme
  • A recognised payroll qualification (CIPP or equivalent) or equivalent payroll experience

What we offer

  • 27.5 days paid annual leave, plus bank holidays (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
  • Options to carry over, buy or sell annual leave
  • Civil Service pension
  • Bupa employee assistance programme
  • Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
  • Staff networks focused on each of the protected characteristics – run for staff, by staff
  • Flexible working options

About the IOPC

As a totally independent body, not part of the police or government, we oversee the police complaints system in England and Wales. As well as setting the standards the police should apply when handling complaints, we investigate and make decisions on some of the UK’s most sensitive cases, including where police action may have led to death or serious injury.

Apply now: https://iopc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-2/user-38674/xf-96999f68c9bc/candidate/eform/57500/page/1

Website: https://policeconduct.gov.uk/

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Trainee Payroll Administrator

Role Responsibility

In this role you will manage the weekly Payroll processing, ensuring all tasks are fulfilled accurately and on time.

Weekly Duties:

Chasing up Timesheets / Daily Labour Allocation sheets
Inputting weekly timesheets (150-200 Employees)
Processing weekly BACS transfers
Preparing weekly payroll reports
HMRC Submissions & RTI
Preparing the Guild & calculation sheets
Liaising with Guild & Agencies
Posting Guild costs into Coins
Completing Agency timesheet & submitting to various agents
Dealing with payroll queries/calls
Check HMRC online for any Tax code/Student Loan/RTI notices
Maintaining the Busy Bee Ledger

Monthly Duties:

Preparing/Reconciling  PAYE & NI Payments
Preparing/Reconciling CSA & AEO Payments
Preparing/Reconciling B&CE reports for submission to B&CE
Processing Employee Expenses

The Ideal Candidate

Must be a team player as well as having the ability to work on own initiative
Must be able to work under extreme pressure & meet deadlines
Experience of processing under auto-enrolment & RTI would be an advantage
Excellent attention to detail & accuracy
Excellent organisation skills with the ability to multi-task

 

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Payroll Technician

£22,000 – 26,000 (& v. generous benefits)

Are you a payroll professional craving purpose in your work? Fancy a job that combines your Christian faith and in-depth knowledge of PAYE, workplace pensions and SSP?

Our busy payroll bureau, serving over 600 churches and Christian charities (2,650 employees monthly) is growing fast and we’re on the look out for a lively, passionate and driven payroll professional to join our expert, efficient and highly effective team.

Within the bureau you’ll take responsibility for your own portfolio of payroll clients; walking new churches and charities through our on-boarding process, guiding them on payroll matters and changes to legislation, and diving in to the detail on a monthly basis to prepare, check and run their payrolls accurately and on time.

To be successful in this role you’ll be diligent and have excellent numeracy skills, with the ability to manage a steady workload and respond to deadlines, and you’ll preferably already be putting your skills to work in a payroll bureau setting, or other financial role with a clearly defined payroll responsibility.

You’ll be an excellent communicator with the ability to make the complex simple when communicating with clients by phone or email.  And you’ll be confident to take the initiative, supported by your team mates, to unpick complex payroll issues and deliver excellent customer services to beleaguered church treasurers, chaotic church leaders and overstretched finance teams!

In exchange, we’ll give you access to training, CIPP membership and pathways to payroll qualifications, the opportunity to significantly broaden your payroll knowledge within a lively, close knit and specialist team of Christian professionals, with some incredibly generous employee perks thrown in too.

Download the applicant pack below:

Applicants pack – Payroll Technician – Sept18

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Payroll Manager
£40-50k basic, 
West / South West London

Role description

Responsible for both the UK employees and the Group employees based in the UK, the payroll covers some 2000+ employees.  The business is dynamic and evolving and the employee base is never still. Managing an outsourced partner, the role of Payroll Manager is to ensure smooth and correct data collection, efficient processing of payroll, tax and benefits.

  • Managing and overseeing the work of the internal payroll teams and an external payroll company who process most of the payroll on their behalf. Building relationships and developing a great partnership with the payroll employees
  • Transitioning/harmonising the payroll to a new provider and leading the integration process with our new HR system. Managing the additional systems integration, e.g.: pension, shares and benefits
  • Partnering with Finance to ensure timely and value -added payroll reporting including a monthly variance report. Preparing reports on earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, and nontaxable wages.
  • Developing great relationships with the Finance Department in UK and Group
  • Maintaining payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
  • Complying with UK and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
  • Completing operational requirements by scheduling and assigning the payroll team and following up on work results.
  • Managing a large Payroll team

Requirements

  • Experienced complex payroll manager
  • Strong change management and systems implementation experience
  • Experienced in compliance with tax processes – both PAYE and wider personal taxes
  • Experience and familiarity with share option schemes
  • Financially and commercially literate

Essential Skills:

  • Managing Processes and mapping payroll processes within the business
  • People Management of a large payroll team
  • Good reporting skills in excel
  • Excellent knowledge of compensation and wage structures, benefits administration, employee compensation
  • Good knowledge of employment law, pensions, PAYE, share options, bonus schemes.
  • CIPP qualified (beneficial)

If this sounds the the right opportunity to utilise your strong payroll experience in, please apply today