Description
SopraSteria Recruitment are working in partnership with a Public sector organization to hire a Interim Payroll Manager based in Nottingham. Role specs below. Many thanks.
Rate: £150 per day
Contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Essential Experience:
Delivery of the Department's annual statutory accounts. Collection and quality assurance of accounting and in-year financial performance data, including maintenance and development of the data collection and consolidation systems. Management of the Department's General Ledger and Non-Current Asset Register. Provision of specialist accounting advice and guidance to the Department.
Management of Payroll delivery
focal point for the provision of payroll information (historic as well as current) for staff on the SAP Payroll, SSC, Pension provider, management board and external parties.
Liaison with the SSC payroll team on a daily basis dealing with general issues, approving payments and actions relative to client's staff and policy.)
Manage all complaints and issues liaising with internal and external parties as well as client's senior management in relation to resolution and approach.
Instigate and manage changes to pay policy through SSC payroll system, implementing changes to wage types and payslip descriptors
Ensuring a service is provided from payroll provider which meets agreed SLA standards.
Support activities around the divestment of shared services
Manage and oversee Monthly reconciliation of payroll accounts back to SAP and ensure issues are resolved with effective records kept. Create audit of payroll to mitigate risk
Manage the provision of reports in order that reconciliation work may be undertaken monthly
Dealing with issues raised from the reconciliation process through liaison with SSC, client HR and/or Finance.
Provision of detail and data for Finance and at year end for the closure of the annual accounts for audit and reporting.
Data and audit evidence for pensions
Undertake audit of payments to staff, eg LWA, PSI in order to ensure payments are correct and relevant
Manage Overpayments Account and policy for client
Ensure overpayment recovery is dealt with in line with policy when discovered
Liaise with SSC and with individuals with regards to recovery, negotiating and approving overpayment recovery plans in order to initiate recovery
Provision of policy advice to individuals, US, Client Management and MI if required
Maintain the contract and the account with external solicitors whilst ensuring VFM dealing with monthly invoices
Liaise with Finance recommending and agreeing write off and production of journals to facilitate.
Provide reports and advice to client management board where required
Provide audit with detailed reports whenever requested
Payment of pay awards, additional payments and allowances, deductions from pay
Client's liaison for the processing of all pay awards and additional payments eg ADI Skills payment, GIS payment, Garaging Allowance, footwear, Motorcycle skills, Christmas advances by the scheduled payment date, etc.
Deal with staff and client's Management queries
Check output reports from SSC and correct any errors prior to payment
Collate data from SAP reports in order that correct people are paid the correct amounts
Produce communications for publication in staff news, weekly update etc
To execute management responsibilities effectively.
Performance Requirement - ensure compliance with client policies/statutory obligations with managing People, Performance, Finances and ensuring Governance