Pilgrims Hospices is recruiting a Payroll Manager to ensure the quality and accuracy of payroll instructions sent to our external payroll provider and other providers of staff benefits.
The Role
As Payroll Manager you will be responsible for the set-up and accuracy of our organisational payroll (400+ employees) and to retain oversight of the services provided by the outsourced payroll services provider. Your responsibilities will include:
* Administration of our pension schemes.
* Calculations and technical advice on pay-related queries.
* Management of the contract and services of our out-sourced pay bureau.
* Management of our Life Insurance scheme(s).
As an Employer of Choice we are committed to supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work/life balance.
Our workplaces offer:
* 26 days annual leave (for a full-time role), plus all bank and public holidays.
* Flexible/hybrid working arrangements and a great work-life balance with realistic working hours.
* Free onsite parking.
* Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card Membership Scheme.
* Standard Life Workplace Pension. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme.
* Subsidised meals, currently from £1.65 per meal.
* Access to Dover Counselling Services.
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay equivalent to that offered by the NHS.
* Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside passionate people.
* Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning.
Working Arrangements
This role is offered on a 28 – 35 hours per week basis (4 to 5 days – pay pro-rata to hours), Monday to Friday and is based at Pilgrims Hospice Canterbury site.
About You
To be successful in this role you should have:
* Sound experience managing a complex payroll function for a similar sized organisation.
* Previous experience of managing external service providers.
* Good knowledge of statutory payroll-related legislation and employer liabilities.
* Knowledge of basic UK employment legislation.
* Excellent knowledge of Excel with ability to display complex information in a simple format.
About Us
As an award-winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent.
Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families – both in the community and in-patient units.
Our Vision
“Of a community where people with a terminal illness and their family and friends are supported and empowered to live well in mind and body until the very last moment of their life”.
We recognise that our workforce is integral to the delivery of our Vision and our charitable aims. Pilgrims Hospices continues to create a highly skilled, motivated, engaged and healthy workforce by providing an environment where staff and volunteers feel highly motivated to perform their roles to a consistently high standard, and actively role model our charitable behaviours and values.
To achieve our Vision, we have a shared set of values and behaviours that enable us to be the people and the charity that patients and their loved ones need us to be. They form our CODE, which guides us in our daily working and decision making:
Compassionate We treat everyone with compassion and care
Open We communicate openly, honestly and effectively
Dynamic We are dynamic, improving and developing our service
Empowered We empower people to achieve their outcomes
How to Apply
To learn more about this role, please download the full job description document as attached.
If you are interested in applying for the role and wish to join our passionate team, please complete our online application form, including as much detail as possible.
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