The Role
Post: Assistant Payroll Manager
Grade: FRS D
Starting salary: £34,751 per annum
Salary range for the FRS D grade: £34,751 - £39,981 per annum
Closing date: Wednesday 30 October 2019 at 16:00 GMT
The London Fire Brigade’s vision is to be a world class fire and rescue service. We are the busiest fire and rescue service in the country and one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. Our workforce comprises of about 5,000 operational and 1,100 non-operational staff.
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and flexible individual to join the Payroll Team at the London Fire Brigade.
The Role
Based in the Payroll team you will predominately work with the team to delivery the monthly payroll and associated services. You will also be required to provide support to for changes and improvements to systems, processes and procedures as appropriate.
Key duties include:
• Ensuring the payroll system database is regularly updated in relation to payroll and pension information including processing starters, leavers and other pay changes.
• Dealing with e-mails, phone calls and face to face queries from employees, other departments and external organisations efficiently and with a high level of customer care.
• Keeping up to date with pay information including policies, regulations and pay awards.
• Contributing to the efficient operation of the Payroll Team by undertaking administrative duties when required and providing support and cover for other team members.
• Ensuring confidentiality and security of data are maintained at all time.
About You
Key requirements for this role:
• Excellent numeracy skills
• Significant payroll experience in a large organisation.
• Competence in use of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and payroll software packages including reporting tools.
• Attention to detail with the ability efficiently and effectively check calculations for accuracy and ensure financial controls have been adhered to
• Ability to organise own work to meet tight deadlines and objectives
• Ability to work confidentially, with tact and discretion
• Must be proactive and take responsibility for getting things done
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and a manager
• Must have a flexible and adaptable approach to work
• Understanding of and commitment to equality and diversity
Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the attached job description.
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications will not be accepted.
Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across London. The London Fire Commissioner is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
Assessment Overview
As part of the online application form, candidates must provide evidence to address the following criteria:
Selection Criteria 1 - Significant experience of working in a payroll team in a large organisation.
Selection Criteria 2 - Work based experience of using a range of IT applications (e.g., Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, payroll software systems and system reporting tools.
Selection Criteria 3 - Effective communication skills (both oral and in writing) to deal with a variety of personnel, including individuals, departmental managers and outside bodies with regards to Payroll queries.
Selection Criteria 4 - Strong organisational skills in order to manage workloads, respond to priorities and to ensure deadlines are met. An awareness of the importance of working flexibly as a member of a team in order to achieve targets/objectives.
Assessment for this role is due to place on 11 November 2019. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Additional Information
In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a basic criminal records check. Successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions for offences which are not spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory. Successful candidates should apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to get a copy of their criminal record and share the original disclosure certificate with the LFC. The check will only show convictions that are not ‘spent’. It will cost the successful candidates £23 (current charge) and usually takes up to 14 days.
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