Head of People Payments
Finance Operations
Permanent
ITV Manchester Media City / Hybrid
Hiring range: £65,000 - £85,000 + annual bonus
Your work matters to millions.
Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it's not surprising that you'll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we're at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.
When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference.
Your impact sends ripples.
The team...
At ITV, our corporate teams work smart and fast. In Global Finance Operations, our work is a fundamental part of creating content and getting it on air. We invoice and collect payments, process payroll, pay suppliers, and manage employee expenses.
The role...
The Head of People Payments leads the Payroll and Talent Pay departments within the Global Finance Operation. They manage, motivate and develop their teams to deliver strong results and meet performance targets while ensuring systems and processes are continuously improving.
Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Assist the Director of Finance Operations in setting the strategy for people payments and lead the necessary change programmes.
- Lead ITV's People Payments department with accountability for delivery of Payroll and Talent Payments.
- Responsible for the strategic direction, cost effectiveness, service quality and ongoing management of the People Payments department.
- Define and deliver the service catalogue for the department in line with agreed SLAs and KPIs.
- Oversee all aspects of transactional processing within the department.
- Drive productivity and deliver defined performance service levels aligned with the KPIs and SLAs.
- Report monthly performance against KPIs and SLAs.
- Support internal and external audit processes.
- Ensure operational costs are in line with the departmental budget.
- Engage the teams in ITV-wide initiatives including those linked to social purpose and diversity and inclusion.
Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)...
- Extensive leadership experience in a large and complex organisation.
- Previous experience leading a large process change project within a finance shared services environment.
- Formal payroll qualification.
Other things we're looking for (key criteria)...
- Proven experience in delivering and driving continuous improvement.
- Motivated by a desire to improve performance, services and outcomes.
- Ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.
- Strong qualitative, quantitative and analytical skills.
- Ability to coach and support team members.
- Working knowledge of Oracle Fusion is desirable.
- European languages in addition to English are advantageous.
- Solid understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and green initiatives.
ITV is for everyone.
ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we'll guarantee to take you to the next stage.
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process. Drop us a line if you require anything at .
Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.
ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:
- Flexible working with a range of options.
- Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more.
- Annual bonus opportunity.
- Competitive pension contribution.
- Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares.
- Wellbeing and volunteering days.
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 6th October 2024
Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date.
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