Deputy Finance Lead - Payroll and Pensions

Deputy Finance Lead - Payroll and Pensions

Salary: Band 10, £48,132 – £52,491 per annum

Location: Agile, Forth Bank Police Station and homeworking

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent

Role:

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively. This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Finance Department as a Deputy Finance Lead Payroll and Pensions.

As a Deputy Finance Lead Payroll and Pensions, you will provide support on force projects, ensuring key annual tasks are completed. You will be responsible for the effective day to day running of payroll, pensions, and pension remedy. You will implement internal controls and ensure deadlines are met.

You will have a responsibility to ensure that any regulatory/legislative changes are implemented correctly and are communicated to key stakeholders and the business. You will lead the section in the Finance Lead’s absence.

What you’ll do:

• Assist in the management of the Force’s payroll and pensions section, including planning and prioritising workload, ensuring an effective service is provided to the Force.
• Ensure implementation of pension remedy and relevant changes in LGPS and Police Pension Scheme in accordance with national guidance.
• Establish position and act as ‘Force Expert’ in all payroll and pension matters regarding employee taxation, including ongoing pension remedy, reviews of ill health/death in service/past retirements.
• Represent the Force at national meetings and participate in the National Police Chiefs Council technical working group in relation to pay and pensions.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance, interpreting and explaining regulations and statutory legislation governing pay and police pensions to the Police Pension Board.

What you’ll bring:

• Significant experience in payroll and pensions at a senior managerial level.
• Extensive knowledge of Police and Local Government pension scheme legislation and regulations.
• Knowledge of Police Injury Benefit regulations and ill health pensions.
• Knowledge of HMRC rules and statutory regulations governing pay, tax, national insurance, salary sacrifice, sickness and child related leave.
• IT skills and experienced user of Microsoft Office with an ability to manipulate and analyse data in Excel.
• Experience of managing and prioritising team workload, in line with organisations objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to motivate individual and team performance.

What we offer:

• 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays.
• NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme.
• Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
• Flexi time – allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs.
• Flexible working options.
• Agile working – option to work from home.
• Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme.
• Corporate travel schemes.
• Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers.
• Discounts on shopping and eating out.
• Access to gyms in some stations.
• Sports & Social Club.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Just so you know:

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by an interview. We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum and a Disability Confident Employer.

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information and references.

Terms of appointment:

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.