Assistant Payroll Manager

At Vico Homes, we’re proud to create great places to live and work—and that starts with our people. We’re looking for an Assistant Payroll Manager to help lead and deliver a high-quality, customer-focused payroll and pensions service that our colleagues can rely on.

What you’ll do

In this key role, you’ll support the Payroll Manager to deliver a high-quality, customer-focused payroll and pensions service—ensuring our colleagues are paid accurately, on time, and in line with legislation and best practice.

You’ll manage and develop the payroll team, provide clear advice and guidance to colleagues and managers, and work closely with our pension provider to make sure we meet our responsibilities. 

You’ll seek out opportunities to improve systems and processes so that our service continues to be efficient, effective and focused on our colleagues.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who combines technical payroll expertise with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering a great service.

You’ll also bring:

• A qualification at Level 4 or equivalent alongside a commitment to continuous professional development.
• Experience supporting payroll delivery and meeting tight deadlines.
• The confidence to lead and support a team to deliver great results.
• Experience of working with HR/Payroll systems.
• Experience in providing payroll and pension support and guidance on a range of complex issues.
• Great communication skills and the ability to work with colleagues at all levels.
• A proactive, organised approach with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

For more details on what we’re looking for in this role, please see the Job Description below. 

For more information or to arrange an informal chat about the role or working for Vico Homes, please contact Lisa Sayer, Payroll Manager, 07831 143354.

Vico Homes is accredited by Investors in People, which means we recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable asset. As an employer we can offer you a great set of benefits which includes:

• 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after 5 years' service) and statutory bank holidays;
• an extra day off on your birthday;
• generous employer pension contribution;
• happy to talk flexible working, including options for reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns;
• a wide range of personal development opportunities;
• a fantastic health and wellbeing package;
• access to Vico Homes Rewards for a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme;
• one day to take part in our Volunteering Scheme; and
• "cycle to work" scheme and discounted shopping platform.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

What happens next? 

• You'll receive an automatic reply to let you know we've received your application.
• We'll then score all the applications against the person specification and contact you to let you know if we're inviting you to interview. 

If you have any questions, please contact our Recruitment Team on the email address above.