Payroll Manager - Fully Remote

At the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) our mission is to provide health security for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards. We are a trusted source of advice to government and to the public, focusing on reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health.

Our mission is challenging, innovative and in the spotlight. We will work to ensure our people have the diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds we need to thrive, that our employees are representative of the communities we serve and feel valued and enabled to play their part in delivering our work.

Creating our working culture is an ongoing process which we are developing by listening and learning together, hearing and acting upon diverse voices and opinions to develop a common sense of identity and effective ways of working.

This role forms part of the programme delivery team assisting in the preparation, running and evaluation of parallel runs of the new system as part of the proving and testing process.

The role is for a period of 4 to 6 months.

• Responsible for overseeing the accurate and timely transmission of payroll data
• Ability to act as point of escalation for Information and query resolution
• Experience of managing and resolving complex casework arising from payroll related issues
• Demonstrable experience of managing payroll related pension issues and ability to understand policy
• Provide an operational perspective to ensure end to end quality of service
• Understand impact of Service Level Agreements and how these will be met within the system
• Experience in understanding and improving business payroll processes

Essential Criteria

• Minimum of 4 years experience as Payroll manager, including leading a payroll team
• Educated to GCSE standards
• Strategic and hands on approach
• Self motivated dynamic individual with a flexible approach to work
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Intermediate to advance Excel skills
• Experience of using multi payroll systems
• Team player
• Respect for confidential information
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Fusion Payroll and related modules.