Deputy Payroll & Pensions Manager Camden Town, England
Job description
Salary: £40,291.82 to £46,060.82 per annum Inclusive of London Weighting
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Bloomsbury, London
Are you an experienced Payroll Officer or currently a Deputy Payroll Manager with experience of Pensions and managing a small team, looking for a new challenge? Can you act as a source of Payroll advice, explaining payroll matters in a way everyone can understand?
About the Team
The SOAS Payroll and Pensions team is a vibrant and diverse team sitting within the HR Directorate and is responsible for running the monthly payroll for the SOAS community, including employees, fractional teachers, casual workers and contractors, ensuring timely and accurate payments and maintaining legal compliance.
About the Role
You will manage a small team and deputise for the Payroll and Pensions Manager ensuring the efficient running of the payroll and the accurate and timely delivery of payments to staff.
You will process accurate and timely payroll for all staff and provide a professional Pension service to staff. You will ensure employees are paid accurately and timely using the ResourceLink HR/Payroll system by:
Administering the monthly payroll for designated Departments and Directorates for Established, Casual Hourly paid, and Fractional Teaching Staff
Organising and processing of all data received within the payroll office, manually and electronically;
Checking Daily/Weekly Audit Reports and Preparing the Bacs file.
About you
As an experienced Payroll person, you’ll have an up to date working knowledge of relevant statutory legislation, payroll and pensions practices. You’ll have an in-depth understanding of appropriate standards of confidentiality and professionalism relating to your role, as well as strong communication skills and the ability to deal tactfully and in an inclusive way with staff at all levels.
You’ll also need to have:
Experience of managing payroll for a complex workforce, for example, including casual and hourly paid workers.
Line management or supervisory experience
An in-depth understanding of and experience in providing guidance and advice on the HR/ Payroll systems
Demonstrable ability to uphold high standards of accuracy, meet deadlines, and implement policies and procedures effectively
Proven ability to work well under pressure and delivering against sometimes conflicting demands.
Any working knowledge of ResourceLink and VT (Visiting Teachers) would be advantageous but isn’t essential.
How to Apply
Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement
Closing date: This is a rolling advert and will be closed once an appointment has been made.
Completed applications must be received by 23:59 on the closing date to be considered.
Interviews will be held on 01st March 2023
If you have any questions or require any assistance with regard to the application process, please contact [email protected]
Further information
If you have any questions or require any assistance with regard to the application process, please contact [email protected]
'Successful candidates will need to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with SOAS, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006'. ‘Successful candidates must be based in the UK for the duration of their contract.’musbe based in the UK – for the duration of their contract
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We would particularly welcome applications from candidates from working class, first generation Higher Education, the Global South, Black, Asian or other minority ethnic and underrepresented groups. All appointment decisions will be made on merit, following a fair and competitive process.
