Payroll & Compliance Manager
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £45,000 to £50,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | EC2V 7RF |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Capita plc |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10096260-42284 |
Summary
Here at Capita we have a very exciting opportunity to join our schools payroll and compliance team as a Payroll and compliance Manager. In this home-based role you will be responsible for the line management of 4 people and the day to day management of the payroll and compliance team as well as managing the processes an workloads to ensure that we achieve key deadlines each month.
Managing payroll and compliance for schools within our portfolio you will work with key internal and external stakeholders to manage the current process, ensuring that when necessary, the processes and procedures are amended when legislation changes and that we work to achieve continuous improvement of the service we deliver to our clients.
This role is very rewarding and will give the right person an excellent opportunity to not only manage an already very successful team but also drive it's future success and shape how it will work going forward. You will also work closely with stakeholders within the client to ensure that we are exceeding their expectations wherever possible.
What you'll be doing:
• Accountable for ensuring all payrolls are legally compliant and HMRC related requirements and regulatory submissions are accurate and sent within the correct timeframes.
• Working in collaboration with People Support Managers to ensure Customer SLA's and timeframes are met, monitoring progress via Management information and using Payroll expertise to provide solutions to ensure seamless services for all Customers.
• Manage, support and guide the members of the payroll and compliance team
• Lead on the achievement and retention of payroll accreditations and take ownership of the audit schedule, proactively seeking ways to improve processes, minimise risk and protect the Team and Customers against financial crime.
• Continuously review the payroll delivery service and acknowledge feedback from Customer forums, leading on research to make improvements and enhance services and take forward agreed actions through to implementation and communication.
• Provide payroll expertise to enable Customer updates to be provided timely particularly around legislation and system changes, working in collaboration with the Communications Officer to ensure information is clear and concise in both written and verbal formats.
• Review Payroll service technology to ensure this meets the needs of a growing Customer base, ensuring operational efficiency and functionality is maximised
What we're looking for:
• Holds relevant professional qualification (CIPP)
• Ideally significant and proven experience of managing a payroll service on iTrent
• A proven track record in an outsourced environment to schools would be beneficial but is not essential
• Experience of audit principles and implementing these principles into a payroll service
• Successful experience of managing and attaining accreditations in payroll - CIPP, ISO etc..
• Full understanding of payroll processes and practices and the ability to interpret the implications of changes to payroll legislation, providing guidance and communicating these effectively to Customers and team.
• Successful experience of managing change, challenging the status quo, and leading the way with regards to payroll operations.
• Experience in managing performance, proactively identifying, and resolving any missed measures
About HR Solutions
Capita's HR Solutions business provide a wide range of services into the UK's schools and Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) The provision of these services provide cost savings to these schools and trusts and at the same time allows them to focus their resources on others areas ensuring the smooth running of these organisations.
What's in it for you?
• A salary of up to £50,000
• A fully home based role
• 23 days' holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• the opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
What we hope you'll do next:
Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
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