DEPUTY FINANCE LEAD - PAYROLL AND PENSIONS

Vacancy Type
Police Staff
Area Command / Department
Finance Department
Location
Newcastle
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Hours
Full Time
Salary Range
£48,132 - £52,491
Closing Date
01/01/0001
Role:

JUST SO YOU KNOW

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Deputy Finance Lead – Payroll and Pensions with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re ing for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by an interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information and references.

THE ROLE

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Finance Department as a Deputy Finance Lead Payroll and Pensions.
As a Deputy Finance Lead Payroll and Pensions, you will provide support on force projects, ensuring key annual tasks are completed.
You will be responsible for the effective day to day running of payroll, pensions, and pension remedy. You will implement internal controls and ensure deadlines are met.
You will have a responsibility to ensure that any regulatory/legislative changes are implemented correctly and are communicated to key stakeholders and the business.
You will lead the section in the Finance Lead’s absence.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Assist in the management of the Force’s payroll and pensions section, including planning and prioritising workload, ensuring an effective service is provided to the Force.
• Ensure implementation of pension remedy and relevant changes in LGPS and Police Pension Scheme in accordance with national guidance.
• Establish position and act as ‘Force Expert’ in all payroll and pension matters regarding employee taxation, both Police Pensions and Local Government Pensions, including ongoing pension remedy, reviews of ill health/death in service/past retirements, impact on current and deferred members, review of past annual allowance/lifetime allowance tax charges.
• To represent the Force at national meetings and participate in the National Police Chiefs Council technical working group in relation to pay and pensions to ensure that the Force is kept up to date with developments in the field and working collaboratively with other police forces to develop and share best practice and provide professional support and guidance as required.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance, interpreting and explaining regulations and statutory legislation governing pay and police pensions to the Police Pension Board to assist with effective monitoring and ensure both legislative and regulatory compliance.
  Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description