Department for Education

About Department for Education

The role will provide an excellent opportunity for you to develop payroll skills. Payroll departments are central to the operations of organisations, a vital and interesting area to work in - in payroll no two days are the same and things are always changing. When you join our payroll team you’ll learn how a payroll department works, and all about the legislation that payroll professionals have to know. This is a great opportunity to begin a career in a sought after and rapidly changing field. These roles offer the potential to work towards a payroll qualification as part of an apprenticeship in Payroll Administration. The apprenticeship will equip you with the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to administer a payroll as well as the opportunity to apply your learning in your role. Responsibilities You will be responsible for providing customer focussed, professional payroll service, working efficiently and confidently with large sets of sensitive data. You’ll be trained to understand and operate every aspect of payroll administration. The role holder will be adaptable and resilient, ready to undertake a diverse range of tasks including the following: Supporting the design, start-up and delivery of our new payroll function, you’ll get involved in testing new processes and procedures. Handling and processing payroll related information and data. Processing different kinds of payments to our employees. Gaining an understanding of and assisting with the end to end payroll processes. Gaining an understanding of payroll legislation including tax, National Insurance and the relevant submissions to HMRC. Gaining an understanding of pension schemes. Communicating with colleagues throughout the business and responding to their queries. Identify any inaccuracies with pay or pension information and work with the relevant stakeholders to sort these out in the best way. Comply with Data Protection legislation and ensure confidentiality at all times. Escalate complex issues to subject matter experts and other stakeholders as appropriate. Learn about legislative, policy or procedural changes to provide accurate information. Maintain an excellent relationship with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate a customer focussed service and early resolution of issues. Deal proactively and flexibly with competing workloads and priorities. Meet performance targets and Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Ensure the HR and Payroll system is accurate including approving and updating entries. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service Working Together Delivering at Pace Benefits Benefits Applicants currently holding a permanent post in the Civil Service should note that, if successful, their salary on appointment would be determined by the Department’s transfer / promotion policies. As a member of the DfE, you will be entitled to join the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme, which many experts agree is one of the most generous in the UK. You will have 25 days leave, increasing by 1 day every year to a maximum of 30 days after five years’ service. In addition, all staff receive the Queen’s Birthday privilege holiday and 8 days’ bank and public holidays. We offer flexible working arrangements, such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours. As an organisation, which exists to support education and lifelong learning, we offer our staff excellent professional development opportunities.

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