Job Title: College Payroll & Pensions Officer
Location: Hulme, Manchester
Salary: £23,495 – £25,638 per annum FTE (Actual amount £14,097 – £15,383 per annum)
Job Type: Permanent, Full Year / Part Time 22.5 hours per week over 3 days – there is flexibility to work from home 2 days per week.
Closing Date: 10am on Tuesday 7th September 2021
Loreto Sixth Form College is located in Hulme, a mile south of the centre of Manchester and very close to Manchester University and Manchester Metropolitan University, with excellent transport links.
It is a part of an international network of Catholic schools and colleges established by the Loreto Sisters. It works under the Loreto English Trust Board. All the Loreto schools and colleges in England are part of and participate fully in the work of the Loreto English Educational Network.
The Role
The purpose of this role is to provide an effective and efficient Payroll and Pensions service to staff of the College. This role covers all aspects of payroll and pensions administration to ensure that staff are paid on time in accordance with their contract of employment, while remaining fully compliant with statutory requirements and financial regulations.
Key Duties:
- Preparation of monthly payroll
- Checking of monthly payroll reports provided by the bureau
- Working with the bureau to ensure that any errors are rectified
- Submission of monthly pension contribution submissions to GMPF and Teachers Pensions Month end reporting and reconciliations
- Work with the Payroll Bureau to ensure that pension schemes are administered in accordance with relevant schemes’ specifications
- Process the Monthly Data Collection for Teachers’ Pensions
- Maintenance of Auto Enrolment as per the legislation
- End to end administration of the annual Support Staff Standards Payment
- Administration of staff pay rises including pay awards and annual pay spine increases
- Preparation and publishing of the Gender Pay Gap report
- Preparation of the End of Year Certificate for Teacher Pensions
- Dealing with routine pay and pension queries from staff of the College
- End to end administration of the College Cycle to Work, Technology and other salary sacrifice schemes
- Attendance at relevant training courses to keep up to date with legislation and processes
- Assistance with ad hoc reports
- Liaison with auditors where necessary on any areas of payroll and/or pensions
- Ensuring that all data is accurate and processed in line with GDPR guidelines
- Supporting wider cross college events and initiatives as appropriate
About you:
Essential:
- Previous experience of a payroll and pensions role within an educational environment
- Proficiency in working with standard office applications such as MS Word, Excel and Outlook
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to recognise and appreciate the confidential nature of some work undertaken
- Ability to empathise with 16-19-year olds within a college situation
- Educated to A-Level or equivalent, or substantial relevant experience that demonstrates a high order or literacy, numeracy and analytical skills
- In sympathy with the Catholic ethos of the College, including a commitment to co-operation and helpfulness and a concern for the well-being of others
- Enhanced DBS Clearance
Desirable:
- Previous experience of working in collaboration with a payroll bureau
- Experienced Excel user (e.g. pivot tables, VLOOK UP)
The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of Payroll Officer, Payroll Administrator, Pensions Administrator, Accounts Clerk, Payroll, Finance Clerk, Payroll Executive, HR and Payroll Specialist, Payroll Admin, Payroll Coordinator; may also be considered for this role.
