Payroll Manager - Croydon, United Kingdom - Allen Lane

Allen Lane

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Croydon, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Croydon Council are seeking to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager to lead their payroll team of 11 people and manage their monthly payrolls consisting of approximately 3500 employees and 8500 pensioners using two payroll systems: Oracle Fusion and Altair.

Based within the HR division and reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring best practice is adhered to in delivering Croydon's in-house end-to-end monthly payrolls.

This would be a great opportunity for someone with a strong background in managing payroll systems within large complex organisations, strong IT skills and the ability to analyse complex matters will be key.

This role will interface with staff at all levelsand so strong communication and people skills will also be vital, evidence of effective service delivery in this field will therefore be looked upon favourably.

Due to the significant managerial responsibilities of the role, applicants with proven experienceof managing teams and mentoring and developing staff will also be in a strong position moving forward.

Key Responsibilities:

Managing all payroll operations to ensure timely and accurate delivery of the payroll.
Managing the payroll team members ensuring performance appraisals are conducted and learning and development needs are identified, and appropriate training is delivered.
Identifying and communicating the payroll implications of current and proposed legislation and determine the most appropriate method of implementing changes.
Monitoring business processes to ensure that they are operating both efficiently and effectively.
Working collaboratively with key stakeholders in Human Resources, Finance and Pensions on any initiatives impacting payroll.

A thorough working knowledge of Excel is essential, in particular formulas and v-lookups to reconcile, manipulate and analyse data. Accuracy and attention to detail is crucial in this role as well as having strong numerical skills.

For an informal conversation or to find out more about the opportunity, contact Jack Murphy at Allen Lane for details of how to apply.