Payroll Team Lead

About us:

Welcome to a payroll and pensions advertisement, this function sits within Finance and we responsible for payroll all kings’ employees, there are currently approximately 10,000+ staff.

This role is looking for a high precision of payroll quality and to deliver a service that collaborates with the payroll administrators and the wider finance community

We are situated at Lavington street with most of the professional service staff.

About the role:

The primary function of the role is the provision of high-quality payroll services together with supervision of the Payroll Administrators within the Payroll Service team.

This post will provide team leadership to 4/5 Payroll Administrators and may be asked to support other team leaders and their Faculties.

The role holder will form and maintain strong working relationships across Finance, HR & other areas of the university that their allocated faculty relates too, they will be required to visit other campus to maintain relationships, support administrators on their allocated faculty campus with sending over correct information. They also ensure that all reporting is checked, and the number of hours employees have worked is calculating the wages and salaries accurately.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Strong understanding of payroll processes, taxation & National Insurance regulations including statutory reporting requirements processes & procedures
2. AP/I Excellent organizational & time management skills
3. Knowledge of University Pension Schemes
4. Basic understanding of employment law
5. Customer service skills and a service approach in your professional work
6. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in the written word, in person & on the telephone
7. Numerate & IT literate with the ability to use the standard suite of office software together with knowledge of one or more corporate Finance and HR systems

Desirable criteria

1. Self-management and ability to work independently to meet deadlines
2. Attention to detail and working to a high-level of accuracy 
3. Have a professional attitude to work and when dealing with others
4. Experience of a customer service environment

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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