With the ambition to mentor and support an enthusiastic Payroll team?
This could be the perfect role for you!We have an excellent opportunity within our HR and OD Directorate, currently seeking a part time Team Leader to co-lead our Payroll Controls team in delivery of high-quality services to customers while also making a significant contribution to the development of practices, systems, and processes directly relating to the effective and efficient delivery of the service.
The Opportunity Salary: £38,626 - £41,511 per annum (£15,137 to £16,267 per annum, pro rata)Working Pattern Part time, 14.5 hours per week (2 days per week)Location: County Hall, Chichester, with hybrid working opportunities Interview Date: w/c 16 December 2024As the Team Leader for the Controls Team, you will co-lead a small team and will be responsible for the provision of an efficient and customer focussed payroll control service.
You will be responsible for ensuring payrolls are balanced and payments are made on time; 3rd Party payments and pay-overs are completed, and Salary Sacrifice schemes are processed.
You will plan and lead on all end and start of year payroll processes to meet statutory deadlines and ensure payroll parameters are correctly applied to all payrolls.Responsible for ensuring highly efficient, effective and compliant payroll processing, and for continuously developing and improving the quality of services provided in a fast paced and efficient service delivery environment.You will ensure the resolution of complex problems and issues related to contracts of employment, terms and conditions, pay and pensions.
Working collaboratively and flexibly with the management team to address peaks and troughs in service demands.
What are we looking for?
As our successful Payroll Team Leader you will: Have sound knowledge and experience of relevant payroll and pensions regulations, services, and schemes within Local Government.A good working knowledge of SAP or other similar equivalent systemsBe able to supervise and support others, and to provide mentoring, coaching and development for team members.Be able to communicate complex matters in ways that others can understand.Sound and accurate overall IT knowledge including Excel, and be comfortable using and applying complex sets of data.Importantly, you will be inquisitive, with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement in service delivery.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Working for us As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this.
To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including: an excellent generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (Full time equivalent), plus opportunity to buy additional leavea range of flexible working options, depending on your job rolematernity, paternity, dependency and adoption leavevolunteering opportunitiestraining and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoringa range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans