Payroll Team Leader (4816810)

 💼 Payroll Team Leader

🏛️ Lambeth Borough Council

📍 Brixton, London
💼 £54-58k per annum depending on experience
⏰ 35 hours per week
🏡 Hybrid working
🌴 27 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
💷 Valuable Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions

London Borough of Lambeth is seeking an experienced Payroll Team Leader to join its Payroll & Pensions Service. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a dedicated payroll team, delivering a high-quality service to a large and diverse workforce across corporate services and schools.

Key Responsibilities

✅ Lead, supervise and develop a team of Payroll Officers and Administrators.

✅ Oversee the end-to-end payroll operation, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing using Oracle payroll system

✅ Provide expert advice on complex payroll matters, including PAYE, National Insurance, Statutory Payments, Real Time Information (RTI), Student Loans and pension regulations.

✅ Manage payroll activity for a diverse workforce, including schools and corporate employees.

✅ Ensure compliance with LGPS, Teachers' Pensions, NHS Pension Scheme, Auto Enrolment and all relevant legislation.

✅ Liaise with HMRC, auditors, actuaries and external stakeholders on payroll-related matters.

✅ Produce management information, KPI reports and payroll performance data for senior management.

✅ Implement pay awards, validate retrospective payments and oversee payroll reconciliations.

✅ Carry out regular quality assurance checks and develop controls to minimise payroll errors and financial risk.

✅ Support service improvement projects, process automation and payroll digitisation initiatives.

✅ Deputise for the Payroll Manager where required.

✅ Build strong relationships with internal departments, schools and external clients to ensure exceptional service delivery.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Extensive payroll experience within a large and complex organisation, preferably from a local authority
• Strong understanding of PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and pension regulations.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing payroll teams.
• Knowledge of payroll legislation and best practice.
• Experience managing payroll operations to strict deadlines.
• Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to identify service improvements and implement effective payroll processes.
• Experience working with payroll systems and payroll reporting tools.
• Oracle payroll system experience 

Desirable

• Local Government payroll experience.
• Knowledge of Local Government pay and conditions.
• Experience supporting schools payrolls.
• Understanding of LGPS, Teachers' Pensions and NHS Pension Schemes.
• Payroll qualification (CIPP) or equivalent professional experience.

Why Join Lambeth?

🌟 Work for one of London's most ambitious boroughs

🌟 Be part of a forward-thinking Payroll & Pensions team

🌟 Opportunity to influence payroll transformation and digital strategy

🌟 Lead a high-performing team delivering an essential public service

🌟 Hybrid working and flexible working arrangements

🌟 Valuable Local Government pension scheme and employee benefits

Contact information

London Borough of Lambeth

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