Payroll, Pensions and Payments Senior

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We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.

 We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Payroll, Pensions and Payments Senior in our Payroll, Pensions and Payments team. Could you be who we are looking for? 

About the team/Department you will be joining:

You will be joining a dynamic team within Corporate Finance, with responsibility for delivering all aspects of the following functions: 

  • Payroll
  • Pensions
  • Payments 

Hybrid working arrangements are currently in place within the team, with 1 to 2 days a week based in South Wales Police Headquarters, Bridgend and the rest of the week, working from home.

The full-time working hours are 37 per week. We operate a flexible working policy with consideration given to business needs, customer service and deadline related tasks when planning our working week.   

About the role and your key responsibilities: 

You will work alongside other Senior team members in supporting the delivery the operational aspects of Payroll, Pensions and Payments’ whilst ensuring compliance with legislation, policy and procedure.   

As a senior team member, you will be responsible for the management of the monitoring and allocation of workload and quality assurance checking where required. You will also be responsible for the mentoring and development of payroll, pensions, and payments administrators.

Development is also key to the role. Yu will work with the team on identifying ways to improve and streamline processes and support change implementation.

What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:

It is essential that you have experience of working in a Payroll, Pensions and/or Payments (Creditors) department and have excellent knowledge of payroll and pensions legislation. 

As analysis and reconciliation of data is key to the role, it is also essential that you have an eye for detail and possess advanced Microsoft excel skills. 

Must have experience of managing or mentoring others and working as part of a busy team with tight deadlines and a varied workload. 

The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC Vetting.  

Please note, if you are subject to an ongoing PSD investigation, your appointment or placement in the role may be delayed pending an outcome. Whether the role is held open will be considered on a case-by-case basis

There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more, click here for more information. 

If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Andrew.williams3@south-wales.police.uk 

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