Head of Payroll & Recruitment
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Imperium Resourcing
📍 Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Job Description
We’re recruiting a Head of Payroll & Recruitment for a Local Authority.
This is a newly created permanent leadership role bringing together payroll, recruitment and employee lifecycle services within the council’s HR and workforce transformation function.
Reporting to the Director of HR & Workforce Transformation, the postholder will take full accountability for the performance, governance and continuous improvement of both services. You will lead a team of two direct reports and up to nine indirect reports, while working closely with senior leaders across the council to improve workforce planning, strengthen operational control and reduce reliance on agency and interim resource.
The role will include responsibility for:
* leading the end-to-end payroll cycle, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, compliance and effective controls;
* improving payroll resilience, reducing manual intervention and strengthening audit assurance;
* modernisi...
This is a newly created permanent leadership role bringing together payroll, recruitment and employee lifecycle services within the council’s HR and workforce transformation function.
Reporting to the Director of HR & Workforce Transformation, the postholder will take full accountability for the performance, governance and continuous improvement of both services. You will lead a team of two direct reports and up to nine indirect reports, while working closely with senior leaders across the council to improve workforce planning, strengthen operational control and reduce reliance on agency and interim resource.
The role will include responsibility for:
* leading the end-to-end payroll cycle, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, compliance and effective controls;
* improving payroll resilience, reducing manual intervention and strengthening audit assurance;
* modernisi...