Interim Payroll & Pensions Manager

Payroll & Pensions Manager role - 12 month Fixed Term Contract, up to £55,000 + outstanding benefits

Your new company
I'm pleased to be partnered with a leading public sector organisation in Sheffield. Having worked with this organisation significantly in the past, I am confident highlighting them as an employer of choice for perspective applicants who offer a fantastic job opportunity with a significant amount of flexibility and hybrid working options with a variety of highly competitive benefits.

Your new role
As Senior Payroll & Pensions Manager, you will act as strategic lead for Payroll, Pensions and related systems, leading and overseeing the payroll and pensions teams. You will ensure the Payroll and Pensions services are delivered in line with regulations, Staff Terms & Conditions and pensions regulations and seek to secure improvements in performance, outputs and efficiency.

You will act as the strategic lead on employment and pensions taxation and provide technical advice to senior leaders, alongside the following key responsibilities:

• Management of all aspects of payroll and pensions ensuring resource is allocated appropriately to meet the various payroll deadlines and that work is completed in a timely and accurate manner whilst ensuring compliance with regulations and legislative requirements.
• Strategic Lead on Taxation and providing technical advice to SLT. Responsible for the organisation taxation advisory contract and act as gatekeeper for external advice and direction, providing specialist advice, guidance and interpretation to the organisation on pay, pension, taxation and related legislative matters.
• Provide leadership and direction for the Pensions and Payroll Team, including responsibility for supervision, work allocation and performance management with a view to ensuring a highly skilled and resilient workforce. Build capacity and capability across the team by proactively managing performance, setting clear and stretching objectives, providing regular constructive feedback, training and development opportunities and timely PDRs.
• Lead Subject Matter Expert for the Oracle ERP system relating to the Payroll, Expenses modules and e-Tax (Payroll). To seek continual improvement in systems functionality and working with Finance, POD and IT colleagues as necessary, as well as any third-party suppliers, e.g., Oracle.
• To secure the ongoing viability of the Pensions administration software used by the organisation, to seek continual improvement in systems functionality and optimising use of available functionality.
• Manage and lead on the contractual relationships within the section, specifically relating, but not limited, to Pensions Administration Software and ancillary modules, BACs, posted payslips etc. This covers contract negotiations, business planning, contract management and future planning.
• Act as a Strategic Business Partner for internal and external stakeholders, proactively building and improving relationships and pursuing best practice and common beneficial outcomes, e.g., POD leaders, Union leaders, SCT, FMT Colleagues etc.
• Strategic lead for the McCloud (Remedy) Pensions arrangements, securing compliance with the legislation and regulations and ensuring effective communications to current and former members, working with internal stakeholders e.g., Legal and POD, and external parties such as the Home Office and HM Treasury.
• Membership of the organisation's pensions board and responsibility for collating and preparing papers for quarterly board meetings, taking and progressing/allocating actions from each meeting and seeking the Chair and CFO (if not the same person) approval of papers.
• Responsible for the timely support to internal audit reviews and the completion of recommendations by the agreed deadlines.
• As a Corporate Finance Management Team member, the post holder will be expected to develop, implement and maintain Corporate Finance policies and procedures and to implement all appropriate organisation and department policies at the Section level.

What you'll need to succeed

The ideal applicant will have the following skills and expeirence:

• Qualified Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (C.C.A.B.) OR Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) qualified
• Significant experience of Payroll and/or Pensions in the public sector
• Ability to interpret complex or detailed legislation, policy or strategy documents
• Strong commercial acumen with the desire to help drive business performance and show the wider organisation how Payroll and Pensions activity can support daily business
• Experience of advising, challenging and negotiating with senior stakeholders, managers and external parties in a confident manner.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of building robust working relationships
• Excellent analytical skills and a creative approach to problem solving.
• Experience of leading and managing a team of professional staff in a highly pressurised environment.

What you'll get in return
The organisation are offering a salary of up to £55,000 depending on experience, alongside a range of competitive benefits including:

• Generous public sector annual leave allowance
• Significant flexible and hybrid working
• Generous 'family' leave
• Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
• Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
• Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities

What you need to do now
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