SYP - Payroll Officer - Oct 2021

Role: Payroll Officer

Department: Corporate Finance

Location:  Carbrook, Sheffield

Salary: £26,016 - £29,793

Hours: 37 per week

Contract Type: Temporary – 12 months fixed term contract

Role Purpose:

Working as part of a team, be responsible for accurately producing monthly Force payrolls for Police Officer, Police Staff, Police Pensioners and PCC Staff, completing and the filing of statutory returns.

Paying all personnel in accordance with Home Office Police Regulations, Police Support Staff Council Handbook, Force Policy, Legislation, Employment Law and Force Financial Instructions, procedures and guidelines at all times.

Key responsibilities include the following:

Payroll Processing

• Responsibility for processing all variations to pay in the Oracle system including starters, leavers and amendments to contracts. Checking Gross to Net calculations where necessary.

Payroll Reconciliations

• Responsibility for administering the reconciliation of General Ledger payroll accounts.
• Ensure all reporting to third parties for Police Pensions, Local Government Pensions, Salary Scarifies and National Statistics Office is completed.

Advice and Guidance

• Offer guidance on Police Regulations and Police Staff Council handbook in relation to the impact on pay, pensions, occupational and statutory sickness and maternity. Provide payroll advice to Payroll Assistants, Police Office/Staff and HR colleagues relating to pay, deductions and termination payments. 

Systems

• Liaising with the Systems Admin team on matters relating to pay.
• Take an active role in User Acceptance Testing programmes to ensure Oracle systems upgrades and legislative patches are applied correctly.

Skills and experience required includes the following:

• Qualified to AND Member of: CIPP Payroll Technician Certificate; significant experience of working in a similar Payroll environment.
• Willingness to work towards Foundation Degree in Payroll Management.
• Previous relevant Payroll experience in a similar sized organisation.
• Experienced in end-to-end payroll processing, monthly and year-end routines.
• Experience of using a computer based payroll system.

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
• Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
• Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
• Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
• Cycle to work scheme
• Sports and Social Club

Eligibility:

• Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy.  Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted.  Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted.  If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Julie Read on 0114 2523450.  Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities.  For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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Internal Secondments:

To apply for this post as a secondment, you must have the support of your current Line Manager. This should be sent via email to the Hiring Line Manager.  Please ensure that the role title and the closing date are stated in the subject of your email.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.