Pay and Pensions Team Leader - Bridgend County Borough Council

37 hours per week

We are looking for a motivated and experienced Payroll and Pensions Team Leader to manage the smooth delivery of the Council’s payroll and pensions service (over 6,000 employees / 3 managed payrolls).

You will work closely with colleagues across the HR Service Centre to ensure the management of all payroll and pensions activity associated with payroll processing, statutory reporting, financial reconciliation, and statutory returns. The Payroll and Pensions Teams are essential to our HR Service Centre and you will have two direct reports (Payroll and Pension Supervisor) managing a team of HR Officers.

The ideal candidate will have payroll experience at a senior level, be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of payroll legislation/regulations and have strong organisational skills to meet deadlines. As well as strong management skills, you will need to be able to build good working relationships and be able to deal with complex and/or contentious queries providing clear and accurate responses/solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious HR service where you will be able to contribute to identifying system efficiencies, implement improvements in IT and transactional payroll processes.

You are welcome to contact Mathew James (HR Service Centre Manager) via e-mail on mathew.james@bridgend.gov.uk if you wish to discuss this opportunity further.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Interview Date: 24 October 2024

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