Payroll Team Leader

Coventry University has been ranked joint first amongst Modern Universities in England for career prospects and we are in the top 6 universities for student experience. Our commitment to providing the best for our students doesn’t stop with them, it starts with our people. Without our dedicated teams, we wouldn’t be ranked so highly or have won any of our numerous awards.

We are one of the largest employers in Coventry and we offer our people a place to belong and an organisation to be proud of. We know you have a life and obligations outside of the workplace so we do our best to help strike that balance and we will support your needs where we can because we know that’s how we get the very best out of you.

We are recruiting a Payroll Team Leader to join and lead our busy payroll team. You will need experience in processing Payroll and be able to support the team with queries. Using our iTrent system, you will be responsible for producing the monthly reports to enable checking, reconciling and submitting of all monthly payrolls including Year To Date (YTD), HMRC files and elements by employees.

You will manage the deduction and reconciliation of benefit elements within the payrolls, such as Childcare Vouchers, Cycle to Work and Bus Pass deductions. You will also oversea the process and maintain records for Attachment of Earnings Orders, Student Loan repayments and Court Orders as required, along with the collation and recording of absence data and the calculation and payment of Occupational and Statutory Sick Pay in accordance with appropriate legislation and University Policy and Procedures.

Whilst managing the team of Specialist Payroll Advisors, you will be responsible for prioritising workloads, ensuring the effective payroll administration across the Group, including all relevant information is correctly captured, specifically regarding information required for RTI.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience of managing a team
• Experience using iTrent system
• CIPP Qualified or BTEC Level 3 in Payroll or equivalent experience
• Experience of working with a complex payroll service within a large organisation
• Experience of working in an integrated HR and payroll environment
• Demonstratable experience of motivating staff and working collaboratively across departments
• Working knowledge of all payroll work, including thorough working knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance, SSP, SMP, SAP.
• Expert knowledge of Auto-enrolment, Re Auto-Enrolment guidance and HMRC regulations surrounding pensions.
• Able to perform manual calculations with reference to Tax tables
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation and regulation governing payroll administration

As one of Coventry's biggest employers, we offer some impressive benefits including pension schemes, generous holiday allowance and support with personal and professional development, along with lifestyle benefits such as our cycle to work scheme and discounted membership to the University's bespoke £4m sport and recreation centre.

This role is office based and will be required to cover office hours between 8:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday.

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