Job Description

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Professional Services

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Finance, Planning, Property and Commercial Operations

Salary:

30,805 to 33,482 per annum


Fixed Term Appointment until 31/05/2026

Post Type:

Full Time

Contract Type:

Fixed Term

Closing Date:

Tuesday 29 April 2025

Interview Date:

To be confirmed

Reference:

HR0182559


This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

Directorate

The payroll and pension department run 2 monthly payrolls, supporting approx. 450 casual and 1650 salaried staff. We strive to deliver an excellent service to all staff, assisting them through various stages of their work lifecycle. We're currently supporting colleagues in faculties and professional services with ongoing transformational change projects, including transitioning to a new ERP system towards the end of the year.

What you will be doing:

Ensure all actions on the payroll checklist have been completed and checked; responsible for the complete reconciliation of monthly payroll files, check payment variances, create and send BACs files. Assist with running the monthly RTI process, produce costing files and liaise with management accounts regarding any anomalies. Ensure accurate administration of any 3rd party deductions and arrange payments ahead of statutory deadlines. Control the monthly pension returns to the different pension schemes and deal with pension exceptions/queries. Ensure that queries/requests are dealt with in a timely manner and within department SLAs; be the first point of call for more technical PAYE and pension queries; manage and develop the performance of the payroll and pensions administrators to ensure consistency across the team and reduce errors.

Qualifications/ experience:

Level 3 qualification (eg. A level/BTEC level 3, T level, Advanced apprenticeship) or similar. Experience of processing payroll and pensions information and working in a payroll &/or Pensions team. Experience of submitting monthly pension returns - ideally LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) & USS (Universities Superannuation Scheme). In-dept knowledge of PAYE legislation and current pension legislation. Experience in managing and leading a team, including delegating tasks, developing other people and fostering collaborations. Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. Ability to use Windows based software applications and payroll systems/pension administration portals.

Celebrating Diversity - The University of Bradford

The University of Bradford strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.


At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Malene Reimer on 01274 232605 or M.Reimer@bradford.ac.uk, we would love to hear from you.