The Role
Post: Payroll Manager
Salary: £46,684 per annum
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £46,684 - £60,620 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: Friday 04 March 2022 at 16:00 GMT
London Fire Brigade (LFB) is one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world and the busiest in the country.
We are recruiting a permanent Payroll Manager. This will be a exciting position to run the payroll function, ensuring that employees are paid accurately and on time, whilst making sure that NI, Tax, Pension and other alterations are properly deducted and paid out.
The some of your key responsibilities in this role will be:
• To manage the operation of the payroll system including running the monthly payroll and producing associated output.
• To work with and provide information to the Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) and other officers as appropriate in relation to pensions calculations and taxation.
• To authorise monthly payments and files to external agencies, e.g. Inland Revenue, Local Pensions Partnership and Trade Unions. Compile year-end procedures, which include final balance, and ensure dispatch of files by statutory due dates. Also compile returns for Inland Revenue (form P11D) by required date and inform individual staff concerned.
• To effectively performance manage, motivate and supervise the payroll team to ensure the delivery of quality services to agreed timetables, deadlines and work standards.
We are keen to hear from candidates who have the following skill set and abilities:
• Ideally you will be CIPP qualified, or working towards it.
• Significant experience within Public Sector Payroll functions.
• Confident and experienced payroll manager able to motivate and drive staff to high performances
• Confident in managing multiple large complex payrolls • Excellent knowledge of payroll legislation, e.g. Tax, NI, SSP SMP, pension schemes.
• Good working knowledge of iTrent alongside being proficient in MS Office.
Further information about the main duties and responsibilities of the role are detailed in the job description. If you are unable to see the job description please visit our jobs pages at https://jobs.london-fire.gov.uk/alljobs/ to access the full advert.
To apply, please complete the online application, provide a cover letter clearly outlining the relevant experience, skills and knowledge you have to successfully perform this role (see the job description below) and upload a copy of your up-to-date CV.
Benefits of working for LFB
• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option Absence Scheme
• Flexible working including job share
• Welfare Scheme
• Use of Brigade Medical Adviser/physios
• Season ticket loans
• Equality Support Groups
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation
Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot 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.
Assessment Overview
Stage 1
CV and cover letter (sift). Shortlisted candidates will be invited to stage 2.
Stage 2
Assessment for this role is due to take place in March 2022. Please be advised that if you are unable to make the scheduled assessment date, we may not be able to make alternative arrangements.
Please note: Should you be shortlisted you may need to be able to conduct an interview over Microsoft Teams (a video conferencing service). You will be asked to provide relevant contact details for that to take place if shortlisted.
Additional Information
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.
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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