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Payroll and Benefits Manager
Job reference: VAC000353
Location: Aylesbury Fire Station, Stocklake, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1BD
Salary: £49,061 - £50,304 a year
Hours: 37 hours per week, full time
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Local Government Pension Scheme, Good annual leave entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health, Onsite gym facilities
About Us:
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 firefighters operate from 19 fire stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to fire prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community - will you join us?
Our Service is only as good as its people. When our employees are engaged and supported, our Service thrives. This why we support flexible and hybrid working.
About the Role:
The successful candidate will run the payroll function for the Authority.
The role includes:
- Leading and managing the Payroll and Benefits Team to provide the required standards of customer service
- Ensuring that all payroll administrative functions are undertaken efficiently and effectively to enable the Service to achieve its strategic objectives
- Making sure that all properly authorised payments to employees are processed accurately, efficiently and are made on time into the correct account in line with terms and conditions and Financial Regulations
About You:
We are looking for someone with strong interpersonal skills, and someone who has:
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Clear Communication Skills
- Technical Proficiency
- Knowledge of Regulations and confidentiality
Experience and Qualifications Required:
Experience:
- Experience of leading and managing people
- Experience of working in payroll and pensions
- Numerate and financial awareness
- Openness to change and actively seeks to support it
Qualifications:
- Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) or equivalent or relevant experience
Application closing date: 27/10/2024
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcome. If there are any adaptions or adjustments, we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us via e-mail or telephone.
Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check.
Abatement and Protected Pension:
If are in receipt of a Firefighter's pension, before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.
No agencies please.