Payroll Manager

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the operational delivery of payroll services for approximately 6,500 police officers and 2,600 staff within the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). This includes ensuring accurate, timely, and fully compliant payroll processing in accordance with all relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.
The post-holder also serves as the organisational lead in managing the pension administration contract with Civil Service Pensions, which covers pension services for all PSNI staff members. This requires effective liaison, contract oversight, and assurance of service delivery standards.
Currently leading the Payroll Branch, the role is evolving as part of an internal reorganisation of PSNI’s Finance functions. The post-holder will assume additional responsibility for Pay functions within the Finance Hub. Once the transition is complete, the role will have leadership responsibility for a team of approximately 25 staff members.

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday 37 hours per week.
Salary: £47,304 – £49,515 plus £1365 environmental allowance.

Person Specification:

Essential Qualifications
5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at A*–C grade
Full Member of Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)


Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate knowledge of UK sector payroll, including pension scheme rules, relevant legislation, and tax regulations related to pay and pensions, with the ability to ensure compliance in practice. 
• Demonstrate experience of leading, managing and developing people.
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly and effectively to a range of audiences, including colleagues at all levels inside and outside the organisation. 
• Well-developed analytical skills, including strong numeracy and IT literacy, with the ability to interpret and work with date effectively. 
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise personal workload and support effective team performance, ensuring deadlines are consistently met.
• The ability to work autonomously in ensuring continuing compliance with all legislative demands, and the provision of robust controls/risk management procedures, including when implementing new ways of working.

Essential Other

The successful candidate must have access to a form of transport which will enable them to fulfil the responsibilities of the job in full.
IT literate specifically in the use of the Microsoft Office suite (including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel and MS Outlook).

Successful applicants will be retained on a merit list for future opportunities arising.


Selection Methodology

PSNI uses the Competency and Values Framework (CVF) which sets out nationally recognised behaviours and values to support all policing professionals. You will be assessed against the values and at the competencies level as indicated below. This will include both past and future focused questions. Further guidance and information about the Competency and Values Framework (CVF) is available here on our website. Please use the 2024 CVF for this role.
Applicants meeting the eligibility criteria and essential qualifications, skills and experience will be required to demonstrate their experience for the following criteria:

Competency and Value Based Assessment

Values

Integrity and Courage
Public Service
​​​​​​Competencies – Level 2 
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We Support and Inspire
We Take Ownership
We Collaborate