Overview
Pay & Pensions Team Leader
Salary: £37682 – £44248
About The Role
The SPS Pay & Pension Service is a fast-paced, dynamic, and demanding environment, where our team is committed to putting customers at the heart of everything we do. We collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders across the function, including employees, managers, HR teams, business areas, as well as third-party providers such as Civil Service Pension administrators, HMRC and our payroll and benefit providers.
Reporting to the Pay & Pensions Manager, this role will support with the day to day line management of the Pay & Pensions Team with a strong focus on customer service and efficient delivery of a comprehensive and accurate Payroll service.
This is a business-focused operational delivery role, offering a fantastic opportunity to have an impact on the way we deliver Payroll services across the organisation.
About Us
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) operates in a fascinating, complex and rapidly changing environment. Our vision is to help build a safer Scotland by unlocking potential and transforming lives. To enable us to successfully deliver our vision, we are committed to nurturing and investing in our greatest strength and resource: Our People.
We are proud to employ a diverse range of people; each contributing their own unique experiences and skills to enhance the service we deliver. Whatever the role, you will find your SPS experience both challenging and rewarding. You will be committed to helping us to achieve our goals and in return we will be committed to helping you to achieve yours.
We employ approximately 5,000 staff across our prisons, headquarters, college, and training and storage facility. The hard work of our staff is the most critical component in the successful delivery of Scotland’s prison system.
We need professional, capable and motivated individuals who reflect Scotland’s diversity to deliver effective and efficient activities and services to achieve our Mission and realise our Vision.
Whatever SPS profession you embark upon, you will be a valued member of the team, helping us build a Safer Scotland for the communities we serve. We are committed to your personal and professional development and offer a wide range of career progression opportunities.
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