Job Title: Payroll Manager
Location: Thatcham
Salary: Circa £36,000 pa
Job type: Full Time.
Closing Date: 23rd of January 2023
About us:
As a traditional girls’ boarding school with a modern twist, we offer an enriching, caring and creative environment, where every girl is challenged and supported in equal measure.
We are recruiting for a full time Payroll Manager to join the Finance Department to coordinate all aspects of the payroll function for over 400 of our staff. You will be a natural multi-tasker with a helpful, collegial style and meticulous attention to detail, along with the determination to meet deadlines in a busy environment. This is an exciting time for the department as we will soon be implementing a new payroll system which the post holder will have the opportunity to help develop.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Providing a friendly, efficient and professional to service to employees on payroll related queries;
- Leading the end-to-end payroll for the school;
- Checking of all timesheets for accuracy and completeness;
- Completing starters and leavers processes, ensuring contracts are signed appropriately and are accurate;
- Maintaining payroll records in line with procedures, enforcing established payroll related policies, procedures, and regulations;
- Dealing with associated payroll calculations and payments for SMP, SSP, SPP etc;
- Coordinating financial and calendar year end processing of payroll including HMRC returns;
- Administering the school’s pension schemes;
- Ensuring monthly and periodic statutory submissions are completed accurately and on time, including TPC, autoenrollment, RTI, HMRC and pensions returns;
- Liaising with HR to complete the payroll in an accurate and timely manner;
- Undertaking monthly checks and reconciliations;
- Payroll year end procedures;
- Keeping up to date with relevant payroll legislation and taking appropriate action.
Skills and Qualifications:
- An excellent service culture, with a friendly, professional manner.
- Diplomacy, patience and clear written and spoken communication.
- A methodical approach and flawless attention to detail.
- Good time management skills and the ability to work to set deadlines.
- Ability to balance working effectively in a small team with working alone on key delegated responsibilities.
- Familiarity with statutory requirements for payroll deductions and reporting, or an ability to rapidly transfer your skills to this area.
- Highly numerate with strong problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of payroll software and previous experience in running payroll.
- Committed to confidentiality and discretion at all times.
Desirable
- Experience of having worked in a school environment.
- Experience of implementing a new payroll system in addition.
- Be able to demonstrate a professional approach and act as a role model.
- Have a sense of humour.
- Show a commitment to and understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adhere to and comply with the School’s Child Protection Policy statement at all times.
Benefits:
- There is a generous holiday entitlement, and you will be entitled to 25 days’ annual leave per year plus 8 public holidays that fall within the School holidays.
- During term time we provide freshly prepared, nutritious meals free of charge.
- Access to facilities e.g. swimming pool + Yoga.
- Special social occasions through the year when staff can mix with colleagues and family members.
- You will receive initial induction training when you first join us.
- Employee Assistance Programme We offer confidential membership to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which offers a wide range of free support services and advice, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Discounted School fees at the discretion of the Headmistress, staff may be eligible for up to two-thirds discount on day fees should their daughter be accepted into the School.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Payroll Officer, Senior Payroll Administrator, Payroll Accountant, Payroll, Senior Payroll Executive, Payroll Coordinator may also be considered for this role.
