Purpose of the post:

The Payroll Manager provides payroll expertise and professional leadership to the Payroll team.
You will be responsible for ensuring payments are made accurately and on time using the iTrent Payroll/ HR system. You will manage and oversee the processes and procedures for the administration, management and control of the work of the team. You will ensure that the team operates high standards of control, propriety, regularity and separation of duties and maintains audit trails and records of its work.
Ultimately the role needs to ensure that the services provided by the team are proactive, with a continuous improvement ethos; customer focused; and efficient.

About the role:

The Payroll Team consists of the Payroll Manager, a Payroll Supervisor and a Team Support. The team work closely with Member Business Services, who process payroll actions for Members and Member Support Staff, with final checks for these actions sitting within the Payroll team.

Overall, the Payroll team are responsible for the administration of four payrolls (with different terms and conditions applicable to each):
• Members of the Senedd
• Member Support Staff
• Commission staff
• Pensioners

This also includes payment of salaries to the Auditor General for Wales, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, and the Commissioner for Standards.

The processing of actions and checking sits within the Payroll team; the final payroll run is administered by our external Payroll provider, MHR.

For more information, please view the job description.

Pattern of Working
This is a full-time post although flexible working arrangements will be considered, subject to meeting the needs of the Senedd and its Members.

Please note recruitment will normally be at the minimum of the band.
The successful candidate will be subject to security vetting.

The Wellbeing and Operations Lead plays a pivotal role in ensuring that People Services operates effectively, consistently and in a way that actively promotes employee wellbeing across the organisation. The postholder provides strategic and operational leadership to the HR Operations and Wellbeing teams, driving high-quality service delivery while building capability, resilience and continuous improvement within those teams. The role has overall responsibility for the design and delivery of key operational and wellbeing projects, ensuring that policy, process and practice are aligned, evidence based and support a positive employee experience.

The post leads on major, organisation wide initiatives to improve efficiency, productivity and outcomes within People Services, including the development of systems such as occupational health provision, query management solutions and the use of AI enabled tools. Acting as the HR policy lead, the role provides oversight and coordination of cross organisational policy development, supports complex and sensitive casework investigations, and ensures clear, planned and timely HR communications. Through active engagement and consultation with Commission leaders, managers and external networks, the Wellbeing and Operations Lead ensures that People Services is responsive, compliant and well positioned to support organisational priorities.

Ultimately the role needs to ensure that the services provided by the team are proactive, with a continuous improvement ethos; customer focused; and efficient.

For more information, please view the job description.

Pattern of Working
0.8 FTE, equating to 29.6 hours per week. Flexible working arrangements will be considered, subject to meeting the needs of the Senedd and its Members.

Please note recruitment will normally be at the minimum of the band.
The successful candidate will be subject to security vetting.