Position: BSc Payroll Technical Advisor (Interim Executive (day rates))
Location: Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 5+ Months
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay Rate: PAYE: £300.00 per day
Job Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of payroll processes and make sure payroll is accurate, timely, and follows all legal rules
- Support and stand in for the Payroll and Pensions Service Manager when needed
- Help the Systems Team with SAP payroll system updates, fixes, and improvements
- Make sure payroll processes follow UK laws, HMRC rules, and pension regulations
- Keep up to date with changes in payroll legislation and put those changes into practice
- Work with HR, Finance, schools, police clients, HMRC, and pension providers to resolve payroll issues
- Check payroll reports and help make sure payroll and finance records match correctly
- Help plan and maintain monthly and yearly payroll schedules and deadlines
- Support audits and make sure payroll processes are compliant and well documented
- Investigate and solve complex payroll problems and issues
- Run "surgeries" (help sessions) to support staff and resolve payroll queries
- Help improve payroll systems and processes to make them more efficient
- Train and support payroll staff and help develop their skills
- Communicate payroll, tax, and pension changes to managers and employees
- Work with pension providers to ensure scheme changes are applied correctly and on time
- Help create and update payroll procedures and standard work documents
- Work flexibly, sometimes outside normal hours, to meet urgent payroll deadlines
Person Specification:
Experience:
- Strong experience in payroll processes and procedures
- Experience handling complex payroll problems and finding solutions
- Experience applying payroll laws and regulations in real situations
Knowledge & Skills:
- Strong understanding of UK payroll rules, including gross-to-net payroll
- Good knowledge of HMRC rules and pension payroll systems
- Experience working with SAP payroll systems
- Understanding of how payroll connects with HR and Finance systems
- Ability to analyse payroll issues and fix technical problems
- Strong IT skills, especially in payroll systems and reporting tools
- Ability to explain complex payroll information in a simple way
Personal Skills / Behaviour:
- Able to handle confidential and sensitive information carefully
- Able to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Calm under pressure and able to deal with complex problems
- Works well both independently and as part of a team
- Proactive and takes responsibility for solving issues
- Good communication skills with different stakeholders (HR, Finance, external bodies)
- Persistent and follows issues through until fully resolved
- Flexible and willing to adapt to changing requirements
Qualifications:
- CIPP qualification or equivalent payroll experience
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent analytical/problem-solving ability
- Willing to keep learning and stay updated with payroll changes
Job Reference: 5299321
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 5 months
Pay: £300.00 per day
Experience:
- payroll processes: 2 years (required)
- Payroll and Pensions Service: 2 years (required)
- SAP Payroll: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- CIPP qualification (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
