Job Description

 Main Responsibilities/Duties of the Job

1. Manage a portfolio of schools on all aspects of payroll (start-finish), consisting of multiple monthly pay dates and differing terms and conditions across employers.
2. Accurately input payroll data, balance reports and dispatch payrolls to schools, meeting required audit checks.
3. Process various statutory forms for example: P45s, Starter Declarations, Student Loans, P60, and P11d’s. Comply with the requirements for Auto Enrolment and Real Time Information.
4. Liaise proactively with HR colleagues to ensure that all contractual changes are administered effectively in time for payroll deadlines.
5. Manually calculate salary changes where necessary, including back pay, overpayments, leavers, annual leave and other ad hoc manual payments.
6. Apply statutory provisions including, PAYE, National Insurance, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Student loans and Attachment to Earnings Orders.
7. Process data, edit, revise and print letters, tables, reports and other materials as appropriate.
8. Complete monthly and annual Local Government and Teachers’ Pension returns in accordance with statutory deadlines.
9. Answer queries from allocated schools and assist with other team members’ queries, create and uphold sound customer relationships at all times.
10. Respond to enquiries from third parties on payroll related issues, including correspondence with statutory bodies such as HMRC, Local Government Pension Scheme, Teachers’ Pensions and Third-Party providers.

What can you expect in return?

1. Work for the leading Payroll provider in the education sector
2. Comprehensive induction programme
3. Positive and supportive working environment
4. Career development opportunities
5. Support with external payroll qualifications up to master’s degree level with the Chartered Instituted of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
6. Mentoring programme
7. Excellent reward package including a staff wellbeing programme

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities