Technical Systems Advisor (Payroll)

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Systems Advisor (Payroll)

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £48,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing and delivering business and legislative change impacting end users, HR and Finance teams, Group Pensions & 3rd party providers
• Delivery of System change projects ensuring that solutions satisfy governance and audit requirements
• Leading the team, people management, coaching, developing and motivating the team.
• Cascade of business objectives and maintaining the teams understanding of vision/mission and purpose of the department and achievement of objectives in the required timescales
• Analysis of work volume, forecast future workflow and resource requirements
• Payroll Teams are engaged in all System related activities or change
• Responsible for managing key relationships with EITS and Zellis Support team, Application Consultants and Account Manager
• Manage system upgrade, maintenance and disaster recovery activities
• Responsible for Control, Governance and Compliance are met with System Functionality, Maintenance and Configuration changes
• Completing IT Controls, COSA or other similar activities to ensure adequate controls are in place on the payroll system
• Responsible for maintaining Processes and System Design Documents to ensure these remain up to date, relevant and fit for purpose
• Ensure that available networks, user groups, and other 3rd party contacts are used to identify and recommend best practice process improvements and changes

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of maintaining access to a Payroll System or similar
• Excellent people skills including the ability to mentor, coach and influence team members
• Organised and methodical approach

Desirable:

• Resource link experience
• Knowledge and experience of UK Payroll
• Payroll legislation knowledge, including an appreciation for future changes and the possible impact of these on a Payroll function
• Payroll system experience implementing change
• CIPP or Equivalent Payroll qualification

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Payroll Change and Systems Team:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the large UK Payroll Change & System Team based at Preston. As payroll system Lead you will be responsible for 2 payroll co-ordinators and as a team manage the access, security and governance of the payroll system. This will include tasks of raising support calls with the payroll software provider, testing of software releases and running payroll year end activities. Assist the pay & reward team with reporting and issues encountered across the whole process. You will have an opportunity to influence and facilitate business change and improvements in a complex payroll environment with lots of challenges. This is a fantastic opportunity to build on existing skill sets and to work across a variety of key stakeholders at all levels within BAE.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 23rd October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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