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Support Centre, Lincoln
Advertised Hours
37.5 hours per week - fixed term for up to 12 months
Salary details:
c. £55k - 60k per annum
Vacancy type:
Fixed Term

About the role:

Our Support Services are always on hand to offer advice and guidance to colleagues across our business. Our busy and reliable Payroll Team are a key part of this, working together to provide comprehensive payroll service to colleagues across the Society.
 
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll Systems Consultant to join our team on a 12-month fixed term contract, based at our Support Centre in Lincoln. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting and enhancing the iTrent payroll system through project delivery, system maintenance, and user support.
 
Some of your duties will include:
  • Support iTrent payroll projects, managing timelines, resources, risks, and deliverables to ensure successful implementation.
  • Provide UAT support, technical troubleshooting, and ongoing system maintenance to keep iTrent running smoothly.
  • Create and communicate payroll process documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency across teams.
  • Deliver training and guidance to users, improving system knowledge and effective utilisation.
  • Analyse payroll data and workflows to drive efficiency, accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement while collaborating with HR, Finance, and IT.
For more information about the role, please refer to the job description which is available as a download on this page.

About You

We're looking an honest, reliable, and motivated person who has a keen eye for detail and dependable organisational skills. If you have previous experience of payroll system management, particularly, iTrent, we'd love to hear from you. 
 
Additionally, we'd love to see:
  • Strong understanding of payroll processes and practices, including end-to-end processing, statutory payments, RTI, and new starter processing. 
  • An in-depth knowledge of payroll and absence calculations within iTrent, and the ability to improve the efficiency of existing iTrent calculations and processes.
  • System knowledge within iTrent, including completing audits and identifying system errors. 
  • Experience of setting up and implementing payrolling benefits. 
  • Knowledge of Business Objects reporting, with the ability to build and develop reports in line with business need.

About Us

From a single store in 1861 we have grown to be one of the most successful co-operatives in the UK. We’re proud to be able to offer a wide range of services from across our family of businesses. From Food Stores and Pharmacies to Post Offices and Support Services, we’re a growing society made up of over 220 outlets and nearly 3,000 colleagues.

We're owned by our members, the people of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties, and have been for more than 160 years! Communities are at the heart of everything we do and motivates us to deliver more than great customer service. We support them by sharing dividend with our members, investing in new and improved services, raising money for charity through our Community Champion scheme, supporting local schools and so much more!

We work together as a Society and are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is barrier free and as inclusive as possible for everyone. If you need any adjustments, would like us to do anything differently during the interview or would like to get in touch with us about anything else, please contact our Recruitment team on (01522) 533316, or alternatively you can email [email protected].

We may choose to close our vacancies in the event that we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.

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