Portfolio is partnered with a Public service business who are currently recruiting for Head of Payroll to join their leadership team. As Head of Payroll you will work with the business to achieve a clear growth strategy and a vision to drive the business forward, supporting continued growth, automation and new client acquisition whilst overseeing a large payroll team. This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining the business with their growth plan
Key Duties/Tasks:
- Senior leadership to be instrumental in strategy and vision of the business and implementation of payroll service
- Supporting and guiding a very high volume team with a high volume payroll
- Lead on team meetings
- Process improvement
- System reviews
- Focus on automation/AI/transformation for process's
- Project Management
- Operational lead
- Annual Audits
- Governance and compliance
The role:
- Being an integral part of the senior leadership team
- Oversee the accurate and timely end to end payroll process covering very high volume monthly and weekly payrolls
- Lead weekly and monthly team meetings, looking at payroll performance
- Best Practice
- Introduction of innovative ways of working and innovation within the payroll service
- Process improvement
- Collaborate with HR, Finance and other teams
- Being a key stakeholder
- Maintaining high levels of compliance and governance
- Manage the payroll strategy, vision and standardisation processes aligning the Managers team strategy with the overall payroll vision
About you:
- A passion for payroll and is looking to progress their payroll career
- Ability to successfully lead, manage and influence a large team
- Drive performance, provide opportunities for development and act as a mentor
- Extensive payroll knowledge, Deep understanding of UK payroll legislation and tax regulations.
- Experience of complex problem solving, a proven track record of communicating and able to effectively work across internal teams supporting a payroll strategy.
- A degree level qualification (CIPP or equivalent) is desirable but not essential.
- Proven ability in building and managing a high performing team.
- Excellent ability in building and maintaining positive client relationships.
- Proven commercial acumen with the ability to manage and control your area's budget.
Benefits
This is a business with excellent benefits including:
- Excellent holidays
- Enhanced public sector pension
- Hybrid working
- Flexible working
- Parking
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