Payroll Technical Advisor

About the Job

• The post holder will be the payroll process owner having an oversight of payroll practices, procedures and systems within and to ensure that payroll services are accurate, effective, and efficient and are maintained to current legislative and operational requirements.
• To support and deputise for the Payroll and Pensions Service Manager in order to ensure that operational SLA's are met.
• To provide advice and support to the Systems Team in order to develop and maintain the payroll system and to give specialist payroll technical advice and support. The post holder will also work with colleagues (including finance and HR), clients (including schools and police) and external bodies (including HMRC and pension scheme administrators) in order to meet their payroll needs.

This is what we need you to do...

• To provide a full range of effective payroll and SAP (GCC's payroll system) related technical services including:
• To deputise and support the Payroll and Pensions Service Manager in providing an effective, efficient, accurate and timely payroll service.
• To provide technical support to the Systems Team in relation to payroll activities.
• To identify, interpret and lead on the development and introduction of new and changes to current legislation which impact on the payroll service on behalf of payroll.
• To lead on the development and introduction of new and changes to payroll services on behalf of payroll.
• To work with Team Leaders and others to develop and streamline the systems and processes used, liaising with key stakeholders to keep services customer focused, efficient, accurate and effective. Stakeholders to include Payroll Processing Team and Finance to ensure the accuracy of reports and payroll reconciliations.
• To work with pension organisations to ensure that changes to schemes are known well in advance and that changes are implemented on a timely basis.
• To prepare, maintain and monitor monthly and annual timetables (Month In Life Of and Year In Life Of), taking follow-up actions as appropriate.
• To provide support, development and coaching to the staff as required.
• To work with the leadership team and other managers on communications to managers & employees and clients on changes to legislation, payroll and terms and conditions, pensions and HMRC processes, including handling complex payroll technical queries personally.
• To liaise and work with Audit on payroll related issues.
• To be involved with and lead as appropriate problem-solving sessions and follow-up actions related to payroll activities including offering surgeries to undertake problem resolution.
• To prepare, validate and support the preparation of standard operating practices for payroll activities.
• The above detail is indicative and not exhaustive in relation to any role

Special Conditions

• Service to be provided 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
• Requirement to cover office on a rota basis
• To hold surgeries
• Occasional work outside of normal business hours to deliver business critical functions is required.

Experience

• Wide experience of payroll policies, processes and procedures including statutory requirements.
• Previous experience in resolving complex and technical payroll issues and advising on them.
• Proven track record of interpreting legislation relating to payroll and developing and implementing solutions.

Knowledge, Skills and Understanding

• Thorough knowledge of payroll legislation and practices, covering up to gross and gross to net procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of HMRC and pensions payroll requirements
• Knowledge of how payroll procedures link in with the financial and HR processes
• To have a good understanding of the payroll needs of clients to ensure that their requirements are fully met
• Excellent IT skills including an in-depth knowledge of SAP payroll and related operation.

Education & Qualifications

• A payroll CIPP qualification or equivalent experience
• Professional qualification to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent analytical thinking e.g. post graduate management qualification or equivalent NVQ4
• To undertake continuous development in order to keep up to date with developments in the service.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.