Senior Payroll Officer

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for preparing and running our weekly and monthly payrolls using Iris Cascade Payroll system. You will also be responsible for managing payroll projects as directed, such as testing new software, and electronic timesheet management. Previous experience of working in a payroll environment and using Iris Cascade Payroll system is essential for this role.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Prepare and run weekly & monthly payrolls for both Glyndebourne Productions and Glyndebourne Enterprises using Iris Cascade integrated payroll/HR software. Tasks will include:
  • Checking & calculating timesheets
  • Calculation of holiday pay
  • Input into payroll systems 
  • Submitting payroll files to LloydsSubmitting RTI Submissions
  • Processing Auto-enrolment
  • Uploading files to the People’s Pension
  • Creating reports and general ledger files
  • Dealing with payment queries from employees
  • Dealing with leavers, calculating pay, providing P45s etc.
  • Maintenance of payroll, e.g. adding new employees, pay increases etc. and including updating some HR information required for each employee
  • Maintaining a good working knowledge of union agreements and current payroll legislation
  • Typing routine payroll letters and sending responses to routine requests from HMRC, DWP etc.
• Managing payroll projects as directed, such as testing new software, and electronic timesheet management.
• Absence cover for Payroll Manager and other Senior Payroll Officers.
• Perform other reasonable job-related or ad-hoc duties as assigned by the Payroll Manager

A high degree of confidentiality is essential, particularly in respect of contracts and payments. 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Substantial experience in a payroll environment, preferably CIPP qualified
• Experience of using Iris Cascade Payroll system
• Experience of complex employment arrangements including union agreements, timesheets and variable working terms
• Ability to work extremely accurately to tight deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills – for team working and also for dealing with payroll queries from the company
• Good computer skills including Google Apps, Excel and Word and strong experience with integrated payroll/HR software 

Hours of Work

The contractual hours of work are 35 hours per week 9am-5pm Monday – Friday with a one hour lunch break. 

This is a fixed-term contract with an immediate start until September 2025.

Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is £30-35k per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.

We offer 33 days (6.6 weeks) holiday inclusive of bank holidays, per annum, pro rata.

We can offer a beautiful working environment, and the chance to see world-class opera.  For those without their own transport we have a free minibus service to and from Lewes railway station. 

We also offer : 

• Free Pilates and Zumba classes, once a week
• Corporate Gym memberships
• An onsite Physiotherapist
• Cost-price electric car charging
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Subsidised dining at our onsite restaurants
• Free tea and coffee
• Discount at the Glyndebourne shop
• Free on-site parking
• Free minibus service to and from Lewes train station and Glyndebourne
• Discount at various highstreet retailers through the Glyndebourne benefits hub

How to Apply

Glyndebourne is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Registered Charity. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for vacancies, including ethnically diverse and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented in our workforce.

To help us monitor the effectiveness of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and our supporting policies and procedures, we ask all job applicants to complete our anonymized and confidential Equal Opportunities monitoring form .

Please then apply by email, sending your CV and covering letter to recruitment@glyndebourne.com. Candidates must be able to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.

Glyndebourne commits to protecting your privacy. We will only use information about you in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and other relevant legislation and regulations. Please see more information in our Company Privacy Notice on our website.

Applications will be reviewed as they arrive.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies. If relevant to you, please inform us of this in your covering letter. If you have any questions in relation to this or if you would like this advert sent to you in a larger or dyslexia friendly font then please contact a member of the HR team at recruitment@glyndebourne.com. 

This job description reflects the current situation. It does not preclude change or development that might be required in the future