Pension Fund Payroll Lead

Pension Fund Payroll Lead

Spencer Clarke Group are working with a Local Authority in the South West to recruit a Pension Fund Payroll Lead.

This is a senior payroll leadership role, responsible for ensuring the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of pension payroll services.

The successful candidate will lead a small specialist payroll team, oversee high-volume pension payroll cycles, maintain robust payroll controls, support audit activity, and drive continuous improvement across systems, processes and procedures.

What's on Offer

Day Rate: £300 - £500 +(Negotiable)
Location: South West
Working Pattern: Hybrid / flexible working expected
Contract: 3-6 months
Full Time/Part Time Available

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

Leading the delivery of accurate and compliant pension payroll services
Managing and coordinating the work of a small payroll team
Ensuring payroll deadlines are met across monthly pensioner payroll and immediate payment cycles
Maintaining compliance with HMRC requirements, pension legislation and statutory guidance
Developing and improving payroll policies, processes and procedures
Supporting internal and external audit activity, including annual payroll audit
Reviewing payroll controls and implementing process improvements
Working with payroll/system teams on testing, configuration, quality assurance and system changes

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

Strong pension payroll experience, ideally within an LGPS/public sector pension fund environment
Experience leading or managing payroll teams
Excellent understanding of payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and payroll controls
Altair / Heywood payroll experience would be highly desirable

How to Apply

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