Reference: SA/703
About us:
Scottish Autism is dedicated to enabling autistic people to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. We believe in the power of relationships to transform the lives of the people we support.
A key expectation of everyone who works for Scottish Autism is that they live and breathe our values: Collaboration, Change Makers, Compassion, and Contribution. Our values come into play throughout everything we do at work – how we work together, and how we deliver services to the people we support and to the people we work alongside.
About the job:
We have a Payroll Officer opportunity within our Finance team. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in operating and providing dedicated Payroll support across Scottish Autism while ensuring that a high level of customer satisfaction is maintained.
In this role you will:
1. Lead and manage the small payroll team and have day-to-day responsibility for all aspects of payroll.
2. Lead, collaborate, and take forward a systems review, development, and implementation of service improvement actions for payroll, aiming to provide a robust payroll service.
3. Act as a specialist point of contact for all pay-related queries and provide professional and expert advice and guidance, ensuring compliance with current and new legislation, best practice, and internal policies including pay, income tax, national insurance, and pensions.
4. Ensure the full reconciliation of payroll to report accurately to HMRC and Pension providers.
5. Ensure the completion of all statutory returns and legislative requirements.
About You:
You will be:
1. Collaborative, actively seeking to contribute to the collective success of the team.
2. A change maker, always looking for ways to improve processes and service levels, and to add value.
3. An excellent communicator with excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
4. Able to prioritise work, work under pressure, and meet performance targets.
5. Highly motivated, with a willingness to take ownership of problems and use initiative to ensure resolution.
You will have a recognised payroll qualification (e.g., CIPP/IPPM) or extensive experience developed in a similar or equivalent role. Comprehensive knowledge of payroll rules and regulations and their application is essential, along with proficient use of specialist financial systems and Microsoft applications, particularly Excel. Previous experience of managing a small team is desirable.
Scottish Autism offers you:
1. 32 days holiday (which increases with your length of service).
2. Non-contributory life assurance scheme.
3. Workplace Pension (matched up to 9%).
4. Discounts at high street retailers, travel, and gyms.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check.
Be Here, Be You, Create Change.
Closing Date: Tuesday 19th November 2024
Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission, and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.
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