Payroll & Pensions Co-Ordinator

People and Wellbeing

Salary: Grade 4, £26,455 - £31,396 per annum

Full time: 35 hours per week

Permanent

The People and Wellbeing Department at the University of the West of Scotland has an exciting opportunity for a Payroll & Pensions Co-Ordinator to join their team to provide an efficient, accurate and timely payroll service to all UWS employees.

Reporting to the HR & Payroll Manager your role will include:

• Ensuring all tasks pertaining to the Payroll & pension function are performed accurately and timeously.
• Providing a professional, customer focused service you will be supporting and advising managers and staff to ensure statutory requirements are met and that University policy and procedures in relation to payroll and pension matters are complied with.
• Ensure that the Payroll & Pension processes provide an efficient, accurate and timely payroll service to all UWS employees.
• Provide support to all UWS employees on matters related to payroll and pensions.
• Accurate and timely payment of the University payroll for approx. 2,000 staff (includes salaried and non-salaried staff) with an annual gross salary cost of approx. £50M.

The successful candidate should have the following:

• Diploma in Payroll Management
• Previous Pension Administration experience
• Extensive knowledge and experience of HR/Payroll system administration duties
• Experience of working within HR environment
• Full comprehensive knowledge of payroll and pension legislation
• Ability to identify, set, and meet deadlines, whilst undertaking a broad range of tasks

ABOUT US

The University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

With cutting-edge courses, modern pedagogy and practical knowledge, we enable our students and staff to experience the joy of learning, teaching, research and innovation, and apply their knowledge for the benefit of others.

UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2023 Young University Rankings).

Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.

We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

• 24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
• An additional days leave on your birthday
• Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (currently 19.3%), including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme.
• A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
• Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
• Fitness facilities across our campuses
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Closing Date: Sunday 21st April 2024

Interview Date: Tuesday 30th April 2024

The University reserves the right to shorten/extend the closing date of any position where a high/low volume of suitable applications are received. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, an early application would be encouraged.

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a "Disability Confident" employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.