🩺 We’re Hiring – Payroll Manager
📍 Location: Chichester, West Sussex (County Hall, Northleigh, PO19 1RG)
🔖 Reference – SCS821
🕒 Job Type: Locum – Full Time (Hybrid Working)
💼 Start Date: ASAP
💰 Rate/Salary: £35 per hour

About the Role:
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Payroll Manager to join West Sussex County Council (WSCC) on a full-time basis. This is a senior operational role offering the opportunity to lead a large payroll and HR administration function within a well-established local authority.

The role is 37 hours per week with a hybrid working arrangement, requiring a minimum of one day per week on site, along with attendance for key meetings and training as required.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and manage the day-to-day delivery of payroll and HR administration services for WSCC employees, schools, and external partners
• Manage and support a team of approximately 30 staff, ensuring accurate, timely, and efficient payroll and HR transactions
• Oversee payroll, pensions, and HR administration processes, ensuring compliance with current legislation and best practice
• Act as the professional lead and subject matter expert for payroll and HR administration
• Provide expert advice and guidance to employees, managers, schools, and external stakeholders on complex queries
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of efficient, compliant, and customer-focused systems and services
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service quality and customer experience
• Monitor performance, manage workloads, set targets, and contribute to workforce development
• Ensure high standards of service delivery, governance, and operational effectiveness

Requirements:
• Significant experience managing payroll and HR administration services within a large or complex organisation
• Proven leadership experience managing sizeable teams
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, pensions, and HR administration best practice
• Experience working within a local authority or public sector environment (highly desirable)
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills

Why Join Us?
• Competitive hourly rate
• Senior leadership opportunity within a respected local authority
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Opportunity to lead service improvement and transformation initiatives

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• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK (Passport or Biometric Visa)
• National Insurance Number
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (registered on the Update Service)

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