Payroll Officer

Finance

Head Office, Alloa / Remote Working

Permanent

Hours: 37hrs per week

Appointed: £33,921 / Confirmed: £34,471 / Advanced: £36,344

Reference: SA/703

About us:

Scottish Autism is dedicated to enabling autistic people to lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. We believe in the power of relationships to transform the lives of the people we support.

A key expectation of everyone who works for Scottish Autism is that they live and breathe our values; Collaboration, Change Makers, Compassion and Contribution. Our values come into play throughout everything we do at work – how we work together, and how we deliver services to the people we support and to the people we work alongside.

The finance team provides proactive and effective support and information to stakeholders across Scottish Autism and beyond. They achieve this by developing a clear understanding of customer needs, the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting, analysis and advice to meet those needs, and the maintenance of robust financial systems and controls.

About the job:

We have a Payroll Officer opportunity within our Finance team. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in operating and providing dedicated Payroll support across Scottish Autism while ensuring that a high level of customer satisfaction is maintained.

In this role you will:

• You will lead and manage the small payroll team and have day to day responsibility for all aspects of payroll

• Lead, collaborate and take forward a systems review, development and implementation of service improvement actions for payroll with the aim of providing a robust payroll service

• Act as a specialist point of contact, for all pay related queries and provide professional and expert advice and guidance, ensuring that the organisation is complying with current and new legislation, best practice and internal policies including pay, income tax, national insurance and pensions

• Ensure the full reconciliation of payroll, to report accurately to HMRC and Pension providers.

• Ensure the completion of all statutory returns/legislative requirements.

About You:

You will be:

• Collaborative, actively seeking to contribute to the collective success of the team

• A change maker, always looking for ways to improve processes and service levels, and to add value

• An excellent communicator with excellent interpersonal and listening skills

• Able to prioritise work, work under pressure, and meet performance targets

• Highly motivated, with a willingness to take ownership of problems and use initiative to ensure resolution

You will have a recognised payroll qualification e.g. CIPP/IPPM, or extensive experience developed in a similar or equivalent role. Comprehensive knowledge of payroll rules and regulations and their application is essential along with proficient use of specialist financial systems and Microsoft applications in particular excel.

Previous experience of managing a small team is desirable.

Scottish Autism offers you:

• 32 days holiday (which increases with your length of service)

• Non-contributory life assurance scheme

• Workplace Pension (matched up to 9%)

• Wellbeing Support

• Discounts at high street retailers, travel and gyms

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Be Here, Be You, Create Change

Closing Date: Tuesday 19th November 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of our vision, mission and values. We encourage and welcome applications from people with lived experience of autism.

Registered charity number is SC009068.