Payroll & Pensions Assistant Manager

Location: Stirling Campus Working pattern: Open ended The post HR Services is responsible for a range of people management activity and brings together four teams; Payroll & Pensions, HR Systems and Data, Employee Lifecycle and Recruitment and Resourcing. You should ideally be CIPP qualified or equivalent, be highly numerate with extensive experience managing payroll activities as part of a large, complex organisation. Additionally you should have advanced knowledge, understanding and competence using a variety of IT systems and software, including an integrated HR/Payroll Information System. This is an exciting time to join our team as we begin our journey to transform the way we deliver HR Services and Systems. The role is “hands on”, delivery focussed role and offers a great opportunity to shape the way we do things. Description of duties Lead and ensure the monthly payroll is accurately prepared each month Responsibility for payments to external agencies associated with employee payroll deductions Reconcile all monthly payroll control accounts Monitoring and reporting on University sickness and maternity pay schemes Deputising for HR Services Manager (Payroll & Pensions) when required Providing supervision and guidance to other members of the team Resolve payroll and pension queries Essential criteria Extensive payroll management experience is essential including standard payroll activities such as attachment of earnings, SSP, SMP, pensions, manual calculations and annual returns Experience of managing or supervising a team Comprehensive knowledge of payroll rules and regulations and their application Excellent communication skills needed to convey complex payroll matters to all levels of employee For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/list/details/?jobId=4044&jobTitle=Payroll%20&%20Pensions%20Assistant%20Manager