Payroll Technical Lead

Payroll Technical Lead 

Full time/Permanent

PO5: £54,360pa rising in annual increments to £57,495pa incl. LW

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community. 

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page. 

About the Team:

We are a diverse payroll team consisting of 12 members, managing the payroll operations for approximately 3,000 school staff, 3,200 corporate staff, and around 200 external school staff. We work in close collaboration with our internal & external partners and software providers to ensure the smooth function of the Oracle payroll system.

About the Role:

This key role manages the efficient operation of the Lambeth bureau payroll running processes, ensuring that employee pay and other statutory and voluntary deductions are accurately processed in a timely manner including the monitoring and validation of statutory returns and employer data submissions along with associated payments. 

The role also acts as the subject matter expert on Oracle Payroll functionality including the interface of other applications within Oracle, which will require close working with the Oracle Support Team.

This role is not the day-to-day inputting of payroll data. This role requires someone that has sound payroll knowledge can process the payroll using the Oracle step by step process, producing the bacs files, post payroll reports and reconciliation, submission of EPS, FPS. VLOOKUP’s and pivot tables are essential.

How to Apply:

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application:

JD and Person Specification 

We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert closing date: 11:59pm on 3rd May

Shortlisting: 5th & 6th of May

Interviews: 19th & 20th May

Please click here to view: Lambeth Staff Benefits 

You will be required to undertake a Cifas check. Further information about Cifas can be found here Cifas 

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Perlina Payne at PPayne@lambeth.gov.uk 

At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here.