Job Description
Payroll Manager\nCardiff\nContract\n£22.65 per hour PAYE\nOur client is looking for an experienced Payroll Manager.\nJob Purpose:\nTo lead a team to ensure efficient and timely delivery of payroll functions in accordance with current legislation and conditions of service.\nTo provide strategic overview of the payroll service and look for continuous improvement and efficiency.\nMain Responsibilities:\nTo provide leadership and line management to the payroll function within the Council\nTo manage the payroll service to ensure employees are paid accurately, on time and in accordance with current legislation and conditions of service.\nTo provide the payroll lead on implementation of any new systems or procedures.\nTo work closely with HR recruit teams to onboard and correctly set up pay for new employees.\nTo work as the subject matter expert on complex areas of pay – e.g. multiple employment, leave, maternity and sickness payments, pension and AVC arrangements and payments to leavers.\nTo manage appropriate payroll systems with other HR, pension and finance colleagues.\nTo actively seeking ways to improve the service – developing a modern payroll service and looking at process improvements and possibilities for automation.\nTo lead on pension auto-enrolment processes.\nTo take the lead for payroll audit processes.\nTo produce payroll reports for internal HR monthly and quarterly reporting\nTo be an active member of HR leadership team\nTo be a key member of HR project teams where there is an interface with pay.\nDuties and Responsibilities Job Specific Requirements\nTo compile timetables to ensure deadlines are met for the submission of payroll data to meet the scheduled running of the payroll and BACS files\nTo resolve problems within current systems to ensure accurate payments\nTo undertake payroll checks for changeover of financial years and agreed pay awards\nTo assist the team with day-to-day payroll activities to ensure payroll deadlines are met\nTo adhere to the HR Service Level Agreement (SLA) and quality procedures\nTo provide leadership and guidance to Senior Payroll Officer and Senior Payroll assistant\nTo resolve escalated complex issues and complaints\nTo work with internal and external auditors to ensure Statutory obligations are adhered to\nTo support DWP & Crown Prosecution Service to provide advice and sensitive information and to appear as a witness in court in cases of alleged fraud involving Council employees\nTo compile payroll data for specific enquiries (FOI) and data request regarding Council employees.\nTo comply with legal duties on behalf of the Council\nTo actively participate in new and ongoing payroll related projects\nFurther Information About the Job\nWork Demands\n1. The post is subject to strict deadlines and changes in priority on a regular basis, therefore, you will need to have good organisational skills and be able to multi task.\nPhysical Demands / Working Conditions\nThis post is primarily desk based so there are few physical demands\nYou will need to be able to use a variety of IT packages\nWork Context\n1.
As you will be dealing with employees pay information which may result in under/overpayments of salary, there may be instances of difficult conversations which need to be handled appropriately.\nCorporate Requirements\nTo participate actively in supporting the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as stated in the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.\nTo take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other persons who may be affected by your acts or omissions and to comply with all health and safety legislation as appropriate.\nTo, as a statutory duty, adhere to the Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy and associated policies and procedures and to report concerns regarding the safety and wellbeing of children or adults at risk. In order to support you in this, you are required to access safeguarding training at the level which is relevant to this post.\nTo actively support the Council to reduce its carbon emissions and deliver climate resilient services and places.\nAs a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation.\nAlthough you will be provided with a base, you will be required to work from various locations in accordance with the needs of the role.\nPLEASE ONLY apply if you have the necessary skills, experience and expertise.\nThe first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities.
Colbern Limited along with our clients\nare an equal opportunities employer