Payroll Team Leader Salford Council Salford - Expires

We’re recruiting across HR, Payroll, OD, and HR Systems

We have exciting opportunities in HR Consultancy
, Organisational Development
, Payroll Leadership
, Pensions and Reward
, HR Systems
, and Health, Safety and Wellbeing
.

If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to work in a team that puts people first, we’d love to hear from you.

Join our team and be part of our transformation journey!

At Salford City Council, we’re proud to be a people-centred, values-driven organisation. Our HR and OD team is at the heart of creating a brilliant experience for our colleagues and shaping the future of how we work. This is far more than a traditional HR service, we’re driving ambitious transformation programmes that will modernise our approach, improve services, and ensure our people feel supported every step of the way.

You’ll be joining us at a pivotal time. We’re embedding new systems, introducing innovative ways of working, and creating a culture where collaboration and creativity thrive. Our workforce is the foundation of everything we do, and we’re looking for passionate, forward-thinking professionals who want to make a real difference.

If you’re someone who loves working with people, embraces change, and wants to help shape the future of HR and OD in Salford, this is your opportunity to be part of something exciting.

You only need to submit one application to be considered for all roles within this campaign.

Salary: £42,839 - £46,142

We are looking for someone to lead a payroll team responsible for delivering accurate and timely pay services to the council, schools, and external clients, supporting over 8,500 employees. The role involves driving innovation during a period of change and ensuring smooth payroll operations.

• Assist in the delivery of payroll and HR operations, lead payroll processing and reconciliation, and provide positive leadership to the team, including coaching and development.
• Ensure adherence to UK payroll legislation, maintain up-to-date knowledge of statutory changes, and keep standard operating procedures aligned with current regulations.
• Work collaboratively across HR, OD, and other stakeholders to deliver a customer-focused, high-quality service on pay and employment terms, while promoting the Council’s values.
• Drive enhancements, implement new pay-related activities and contracts, identify improvement opportunities, and work with digital teams to optimise people systems.

• Has a strong knowledge of payroll legislation and regulations with a proven background in Payroll, HR, or Finance.
• Can demonstrate proficiency in HR and payroll systems, ideally iTrent, and Microsoft tools.
• Has exceptional attention to detail, communicates with confidence and can manage large projects.
• Has experience of leading people with an ability to coach and collaborate effectively.
• Is innovative, flexible and open to new ways of working.

If you want to find out more, we will be holding an MS Teams event on Tuesday 6th January at 5pm BST where you can meet some of the team, find out more about the opportunities we have available and ask any questions. Email hrandodeve to register and receive the MS Teams meeting invite.

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