Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Life Centre South College Avenue Wigan WN1 1NJ Salary: Grade 6, 28,624 - 31,586 per annum. 37 hours per week Your role: Are you a payroll expert? Are you passionate about payroll? Do you want to join a busy team that provides a first class payroll, pensions and HR transactional service to the council, schools and our external customers? If so we have the ideal job for you. About you: As a payroll expert you will have a sound proven technical payroll background with a high level of payroll expertise. Have proven knowledge of UK payroll legislation and its application to the payroll process, including PAYE, tax, national insurance and pension contributions. You will need to be super organised, used to be working to tight deadlines, dealing with high volumes of work and you will work as part of a proactive team. If you can demonstrate these skills we want to hear from you. About us: Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them. The HR Employment Services team in HR & OD provides Payroll, Pension and HR transactional services to employees and managers in the council, schools and academies and to the external organisations we work in partnership with, this includes a full recruit to pay service, a pension administration service and a payroll processing service including all technical aspects of producing a payroll. Please note as part of the interview process, we will be looking for candidates to demonstrate their payroll knowledge through scenario testing. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for TeamWigan. Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process. To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Pease visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Prove your right to work to an employer For further information, or an informal discussion please contact Laura Openshaw l.openshawwigan.gov.uk Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 13 th January 2025 To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: