Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 13 October 2025

Closing Date: Sunday 05 October 2025

Salary:

FC7 33,732.26 - 41,972.91

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern:

36 Hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Location:

Based in Fife House, Glenrothes with the option of blended home working

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a

Supporting Statement

which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the

How to Apply

section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at

www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Job Details

As a Transaction Team Lead Officer within the Payroll Team, you will play a key role in managing the delivery of payroll services for over 21,000 employees and 18,000 Local Government Pensioners across Fife Council. You'll lead a team responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, while maintaining high standards of customer service and compliance.




You will support the Team Manager in overseeing operational processes, implementing improvements, and ensuring service sustainability. A strong understanding of PAYE legislation is essential, knowledge and understanding of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), and the Scottish Teachers Pension Scheme (STPS) would be advantageous to succeed in this role.

The Person

We are looking for someone who has:




Considerable experience in a payroll, transactional or similar environment


Knowledge of standards and processes across transactional areas


A qualification at SCQF Level 8 (
e.g

HND, SVQ Level 4) in finance, business management, or equivalent experience



Strong leadership and team management skills


Experience in managing change and improving service delivery


Excellent communication, time management, and IT skills


A customer-focused approach and the ability to work collaboratively across teams

Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

Role Profile -

When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria

Role Profile

How We Work Matters -

Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our

How We Work Matters

behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Directorate Information -

Council Department information

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Alternative Formats

- Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email:

transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

We are currently shaping our future workstyles however,

in light of

current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.

We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on Wednesday 8th October from 10am - 2pm at the Glen Pavilion in Dunfermline. This is a great opportunity to meet face to face with Hiring Managers and learn more about the type of vacancies that are available and what it's like to work in local government. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams who can offer help with our online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more.

For Further Information Contact:

Laraine.Cunningham@fife.gov.uk