Job Description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Bath & Somerset to assist with the appointment of a HR/Payroll Administrator, on a 18-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Summary:

• The primary purpose of this post is to ensure the Council and its partners and associated bodies are provided with Payroll and HR systems functionality that allows them to discharge their functions in an efficient, secure and effective manner.
• The post holder will be required to maintain and develop the Councils Payroll and HR finance systems on behalf of the Financial Systems & Development Manager and the Financial Systems & Projects Lead (Payroll).

Responsibilities:

• Manage the functionality of Payroll and finance systems maintaining and implementing system functionality to deliver efficient and secure transactions, income collection, claims, charges, financial assessments and uplifts, liaising with service managers and partner organisations to ensure system functionality allows them to manage their business efficiently and effectively.
• Work in partnership with internal and external software and IT suppliers in the maintenance of functionality, both standard releases and bespoke development, ensuring the Council and its partners operate on the most up to date software releases and to maximum benefit, including adherence to service requirements, legislation, e-government, accounting standards and security requirements.
• Maintain and develop critical system access and system control procedures in accordance with security requirements, information governance requirements and data protection in order to ensure the security, integrity and accuracy of data on financial systems.
• Manage, develop, monitor and report transactions and business activity in liaison with service managers and partner organisations to provide assurance on the integrity of the financial systems and its data (e.g. reconciliations with feeder systems).
• Support the implementation of system upgrades, functionality and software patches, designing software testing programmes and coordinating testing and liaison with service users and internal and external software providers as necessary.
• Provide on-going technical advice, support and guidance to service areas, teams, finance teams, and partners regarding system functionality and operating procedures to ensure efficient and effective working practices are known, communicated and adopted, delivering detailed training programmes as required

Requirements:

• Recognized Payroll or HR qualification
• Good knowledge, experience and understanding of key business processes in Payroll and Human Resources
• Good knowledge and experience of the Payroll & HR systems being supported.
• In-depth knowledge of Payroll & HR including an understanding of current and potential future legislation and its effect on future Council policies.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• Post for an initial 6 month period with potential to extend to 18 months.
• This is a hybrid role where the successful candidate will be expected to work from home for 3 days and in our offices in Keynsham upto twice a week

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Apprenticeship
Contract length: 18 months

Salary: £14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• HR/Payroll Administration: 1 year (required)
• Local Authority/Public Sector: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• CIPD/CIPP Level 3 Foundation Certificate in HR (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol

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