Graduate Trainee - Payroll

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Graduate Trainee - Payroll
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 4th Floor
• Salary: £32,909 - £36,298 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 10/02/2023
• Job Requisition Number: 3184
• This post is not open to job share

About the Team

Come and work for a rewarding organisation, joining our exceptional talent in the Business Service Centre, that ensures the cogs driving the council’s operations are well oiled and running smoothly. Without them, employees and suppliers wouldn’t get paid, vacancies wouldn’t be filled, and DBS checks wouldn’t be completed, leaving children and adults vulnerable.

About the Role

Over a 3-year period, to develop management skills and to gain the CIPP Foundation Degree in Payroll Management qualification while undertaking a variety of payroll roles rotating through work placements across the Business Service Centre and Finance & HR functions. This will include supporting the delivery, development and implementation of appropriate and effective payroll & pension services for the County Council and our external customers.

About Us

To be successful you will need to ensure the services delivered meet customer expectations and that performance is in line with customer service level agreements, following industry best practise guidelines and to have excellent technical payroll knowledge with an understanding of the functionality of SAP and how it is applied.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

Flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service

An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)

Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family

Career development and qualification opportunities

Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.

An in-house Occupational Health service

Employee discount scheme

Cycle to Work scheme Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)

Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Job Profile Graduate Payroll

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.