Head of Payroll and HR Administration Ashburton, England
Job description
Age UK has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Payroll and HR Administration to join our senior People team, leading on delivering an excellent Payroll and HR Administration service to our wonderful teams doing great things for older people.
This is a new role within the team, introduced to drive efficiencies and develop our internal processes and enhance our internal customer experience for our people, people managers and our leaders.
As Head of Payroll and HR Administration, you will oversee all HR administrative processes as well as our vital payroll function, this new role will complete our newly restructured senior people team, reporting directly to the People Director, working as part of a cohesive network of HR professionals, each of which bring their own talent and experience to the team.
Within this role, you will provide leadership for the HR operational functions including HR administration, pensions, benefits, and payroll to ensure that all systems and processes are lean, efficient and protect the interests of the charity as well as those who work with us.
You will develop and establish a robust admin and payroll operational plan including the process between operations and payroll, information sharing across the organisation as well as the best use of all systems and tools available to the teams.
As part of the senior People team, we work together as a seamless group with shared purpose and collective goals to make Age UK a great place to work.
We are bold, we act together, and we are focussed. At Age UK we live our values each and every day, if these values resonate with you and you have the skills and capabilities for this role, we’d love to hear from you.
The salary offered for this role is £58,000 - £64,000 (London based) or £55,000 - £61,000 (based in Ashburton) per annum.
We welcome applications from anyone who could be linked to either our London hub at Tower Hill or our Devon hub in Ashburton. With our hybrid model, this allows colleagues to work in a way that suits them with some office attendance to build great relationships but also balanced nicely with the flexibility that working from home can bring, helping us all to manage our work and home commitments more effectively.
You will have:
- Demonstrable experience of working in a leadership or management level role in Human Resources operations, administration and payroll.
- Experience of managing an outsourced payroll provider as well as an in-house solution.
- Some HR project management or lead experience.
- A good understanding of all statutory requirements related to handling payroll and HR administration.
- Proven ability to use Microsoft Excel to set up spreadsheets, analyse and process data.
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
- Results focussed with the ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining a focus on professional standards.
- An ability to quickly foster excellent relationships at all levels, inspiring direct reports, and their teams.
- Good communicator with the ability to negotiate and influence.
What we offer in return:
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP.
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Heka Fitness & Wellbeing Benefit.
- You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
This role is offered on a Hybrid contract and can be based from either London or Ashburton, Devon.
For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
