Pensions and Payroll Compliance Lead - ref. o85670503

• Ensure Trust processes and practice regarding payroll and pension administration are compliant with the relevant rules and regulations.
• Work closely with the Trust Payroll provider to regularly review and ensure ongoing good value for money for this service.
• Work closely with the Trust Pension providers to ensure the records held are accurate.
• Act as the Trust’s subject matter expert on all matters relating to payroll, including UK income tax, national insurance legislation and workplace pension rules.
• Champion payroll compliance with internal stakeholders across the Trust using specialist knowledge and working understanding of day-to-day payroll operations, procedures, and documents.

Candidate requirements:

• Excellent working knowledge of payroll and pension systems and best practice.
• Knowledge of pension providers and other related processes such as salary sacrifice, benefits & expenses etc.
• Strong communication, presentational, organisational, and analytical skills.
• Self-starter, with and ability to work independently & use own initiative to overcome obstacles.

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, increasing with service.
• Access to generous Local Government Pension scheme.
• Development opportunities including CPD and apprenticeships.
• Out of Hours GP service
• Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance programme including free, confidential counselling for employee and dependents over 16 in the household.
• Occupational health services
• Physio referral service
• Eye care vouchers
• Free Flu vaccinations
• Free parking & mileage expenses
• Air-conditioned modern head office
• Access to various discount platforms

Commitment to safeguarding

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.