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An Excellent Opportunity&nbsp;
 Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
 The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
 The Post&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;
The key area of responsibility for this position will be to lead on running the Council’s monthly payroll service, ensuring that each stage of the payroll process is completed.
The responsibilities within this role will be managing compliance checks to ensure all payroll processes are accurate and timely, and appropriate information are provided to our pension schemes, HMRC and other statutory bodies.
The expectation for this post will be to act as the Council’s specialist in payroll data analysis across Oracle HCM payroll systems, and to form part of the technical design of all payroll processes and systems to ensure value for money.
The Person&nbsp;&nbsp; Brent Council are looking for proactive payroll specialists with integrity and confidence to support their application of Oracle Cloud HCM and Payroll configuration skills.
Applicants need to demonstrate trustworthiness and professionalism - and combine these personality traits with managing compliance around the local government payroll run and processes.
Knowledge of Local Government payroll legislation application and numerical and analytical thinking skills should be evidenced by the applicant.
Motivated individual applicants need to perform calm under pressure, especially during payroll deadlines, and show commitment to accuracy and compliance excellence.
Our Offer to You
In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:
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<li>27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service</li>
<li>Very generous employer pension contribution</li>
<li>Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)</li>
<li>A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave</li>
<li>Access to affordable parking nearby</li>
<li>Access to our Zipcar scheme&nbsp;</li>
<li>Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling</li>
<li>Season ticket loan for public transport</li>
<li>Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities</li>
<li>Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.</li>
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Closing date: 7 December 2025 (23:59)
Additional Information&nbsp;
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.


Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
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Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
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As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on&nbsp;<a href="mailto:recruitment@brent.gov.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@brent.gov.uk</a>

Brent Council

This is Brent

Payroll Compliance Specialist

Job Title: Data &amp; Financial Compliance Officer Starting Salary: £31,536 progressing to £34,433 per annum (pro rata for part time) Hours: 37 Location: Countywide Contract Type:&nbsp;Permanent Directorate: Growth &amp; Environment<h4>About the team</h4>As part of Hertfordshire County Council, Step2Skills adult learning and employment support service (part of Hertfordshire Futures) provides opportunities for adults in Hertfordshire to get involved in learning and employment within the community. We aim to work with people who face barriers to education and employment such as low skills, learning or physical disabilities and mental health conditions as well as delivery of skills and employability programmes to support our residents to advance their careers within some of our high growth and large employment sectors such as Creative, Early Years, Digital and Green industries. Step2Skills is looking for someone with a passion for monitoring and continuously improving the delivery of employment support services for residents of Hertfordshire.&nbsp;You will work in a team who manage the data and financial compliance aspects of the Connect to Work project, which is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The project is delivered through an in-house team and a network of external delivery partners and aims to support around 5,000 people with disabilities or barriers into sustainable employment opportunities by 2030.<h4>About the role</h4>You will be part of the central Connect to Work&nbsp; project team and report to the Data &amp; Financial Compliance Coordinator, whom you will support in the overall &nbsp;recording, monitoring, tracking and evidencing of delivery partner data. &nbsp;You will be responsible for the preparation of the monthly submissions, identifying missing or incorrectly completed returns and escalating as appropriate any matters of concern, whilst also deputising for the Data &amp; Financial Compliance Coordinator in their absence. Ultimately, you will be helping to ensure that the overall project meets the contractual requirements of the DWP grant agreement.<h4>About you</h4>Essential:<ul><li>Experience in a role that includes responsibility for data management, ideally, for 2 years or more.</li><li>Proficient in Excel, able to design workbooks which ensure consistent data entry and present data in a meaningful way, enabling others to interpret information.</li><li>Experience of managing own workload and competing priorities.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Confidence in calculating performance against established metrics and subsequent financial implications.&nbsp;</li></ul> Desirable:<ul><li>Experience of working on adult employment support projects.</li><li>Experience of working within a contract management team and/or within the public sector.</li></ul>We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.This job role is within the Community Services, level COM8 job profile. Please locate this via:Job profiles - Community servicesTo hear more about this opportunity please contact Andy Moloney, Project Manager (<a href="mailto:andy.moloney@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">andy.moloney@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a>)&nbsp;or Jo Beazley, Strategy Manager – Employment Support (<a href="mailto:jo.beazley1@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">jo.beazley1@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a>) for an informal discussion about the role.Interview Date: week commencing 15th December 2025Benefits of working for us <h4>How to apply</h4>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. <h4>Additional information</h4>Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.English Fluency The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.





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