Payroll Manager

Positive Employment; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Payroll Manager for a government organization in Chichester. This hybrid role involves managing a payroll team, overseeing payroll and HR administration services, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in a local authority setting and strong leadership skills. This is a temporary position offering £40.35 per hour, requiring 37 hours a week from Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a payroll team.
• Experience managing payroll operations in a local authority setting is highly desirable.
• Relevant knowledge of payroll processes, rules, and laws.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of approx. 30 staff to deliver payroll processes.
• Ensure efficient processing of transactions and respond to complex HR inquiries.
• Develop and implement compliant payroll services and systems.
• Monitor service performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage day-to-day operations and set targets for the team.

Skills

Team leadership

Payroll operations management

Customer service orientation

Complex problem-solving

Job description

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Payroll Manager for our client a government organisation in Chichester, West Sussex. The successful post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the provision of payroll and HR administration services to the organisation's employees and managers, schools, and external partners. This role is a temporary contract initially for 3 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working, with 1 days per week in the office minimum.

DutiesandResponsibilitiesbutnotlimitedto:

• Lead a team of approx. 30 staff to deliver efficient and accurate transactions across all areas of payroll processes and HR administration.
• Be responsible for ensuring all transactions are processed efficiently, while also ensuring the team is appropriately skilled and supported to address and respond to a range of complex pay, pensions and HR questions and enquiries from managers, employees, schools, and external customers.
• Responsible for ensuring the development, design, and implementation of compliant, efficient, and effective services and systems, and for overseeing the implementation activity to achieve improvements to customer experience.
• Responsible for performance monitoring and management and for identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in service delivery.
• Manage and direct day-to-day operations, managing teams to deliver a highly valued service. This will include contributing to the development of teams and its service delivery function, setting targets and planning work, and acting as the overall professional specialist for the area of work, advising and making decisions with a full knowledge and understanding of services and regulations.

PersonalRequirements:

• Experience leading a payroll team.
• Experience managing payroll operations in a local authority setting (Highly desirable).
• Experience working for a large and complex organisation.
• Relevent knowledge of payroll processes, rules and laws.

Working Hours:

37 hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday - Friday

Pay:

£40.35 per hr

PleasenotethisroleiswithinthescopeofIR35.