Payroll Team Leader

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This role involves managing and providing professional advice on payroll matters within the context of university policies, statutory legislation, and procedures.

Pay will be based on your skills and experience.

• Day‑to‑day management of the Payroll team, ensuring a high‑quality, timely, and efficient payroll advisory and operational support service to management, staff, and external agencies.
• Deliver the payroll service across the University and subsidiaries in the most cost‑effective and efficient way while meeting the needs of the University, in compliance with University policies, statutory guidance, and procedures at all times. Provide specialist advice and guidance on payroll matters, procedures, and best practice to senior management and employees.
• Manage and oversee the payroll team, providing leadership, coaching, and development as appropriate, including establishing workloads, prioritising work, monitoring performance, and ensuring all deadlines are met in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensure that changes in payroll legislation, University policies and conditions of service are interpreted and implemented correctly and in a timely and efficient manner. Identify the impact of changes and contribute to necessary changes in practice and policy at the University as required.
• Produce and reconcile all year‑end data and ensure all returns are made to the relevant bodies by statutory deadlines.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert on projects alongside, or instead of, the payroll manager, providing essential and relevant expertise.

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Incremental Pay Rise
• Market‑leading Pension
• 25 Days annual leave + 7 University Days + Bank Holidays
• Travel & Family benefits including subsidised rail fare, cycle‑to‑work scheme, and on‑site childcare
• Access to on‑site world‑class leisure facilities at discounted rates
• On‑site parking, cafés, restaurants and coffee shops

For more information or to be considered for the role, please apply via the University of Surrey Website.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Human Resources

Higher Education

The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.