Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager - Fixed term contract 12 months

As Payroll Manager you will play a critical role at Homes England, ensuring all of our colleagues are paid on time and accurately. Your role is one that the Agency can’t do without! You will be joining our HR team and leading a small Payroll team. The team work closely with other colleagues across the Agency as well as managing relationships with external stakeholders.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of People Services you will be part of our operational HR team, we work together to ensure that colleagues are supported throughout their time here. We believe in delivering a first-class customer service, resolving any queries from colleagues as quickly as possible. You will also work closely with our Pensions and Finance team and you will be the expert on all things Payroll within Homes England.

About you.

As Payroll Manager, you will be up to date with all current payroll procedures and related UK tax laws. You will have proven experience of managing a payroll team and supporting them to develop and grow in their careers.

You will hold a recognised professional qualification (level 5 degree in payroll management or working towards is desirable) or hold equivalent experience.

You will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft office and payroll systems. A familiarity with Chris21 software is desirable but not essential.

You will be pro-active with a ‘can do’ attitude and be comfortable working at pace. You will also be committed to delivering an excellent level of customer service with a strong focus on user experience.

As an experienced Payroll Manager, you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

Who are we?

Homes England : The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer.

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find these on the recruitment pages of the intranet.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at this stage.