Head of Payroll

Brighton, East Sussex

£49,765 - £54,566

Job introduction

At Brighton & Hove we know that our people are our greatest asset, working together to do their best for our City. We’re appointing a Head of Payroll and Pensions to work collaboratively with HR to ensure an excellent customer experience that demonstrates how we value our staff. Reporting directly to the Head of Service, you will be part of a wider team delivering transactional processes and working together to maximise the use of automation and digital to improve the customer journey and deliver best value for money. You will help to realise the benefits of being part of a wider hub by sharing skills and knowledge across the wider team and building resilience.

About the role

As the Head of Payroll and Pensions you will lead on:

• the safe, legal and value for money operation of payroll, pensions and HR Administration
• an ongoing programme of service development and improvement for our internal and external customers
• and collaborate on efficient delivery of the HR systems and information service

You will enjoy working at a strategic level and will be ambitious for the service. 

The Head of Payroll role is focused on leading our payroll and pensions team and services, but the primary responsibility is to be the lead payroll expert for the council. The service does include aspects of pension administration on behalf of our staff, but please note that the council is not a pension authority and the responsibilities in this role only extend to ensuring that appropriate and compliant information is passed to and from the pension authority (East Sussex County Council), including data provided via payroll systems.

For an informal discussion, please contact Alison McManamon, Assistant Director HROD at alison.mcmanamon@brighton-hove.gov.uk

As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions.

To apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 25 January 2022.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as, LGB, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

ME or White Other background as well as those who identify as, LGB, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.