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Payroll Officer

Michael Page Finance
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 17 days
Location

London, Greater London SW18 4DJ, England

Contract type

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The position involves calculating wages, benefits, taxes, and deductions while ensuring compliance with regulations.
  • Candidates should have previous experience in payroll administration and familiarity with payroll software, specifically 'ITalent'.
  • The role is at a specialist school for children aged 3-19 with autism and significant learning difficulties, emphasizing a child-centered approach.
  • The salary for this temporary position is competitive, and it offers hybrid working with four days in the office and one from home.
  • Applicants must be immediately available or have a maximum one-week notice period and should ideally possess an enhanced DBS.

Duties include calculating wages, benefits, taxes, and deductions while maintaining compliance with company policies and government regulations

The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and experience with payroll software systems.

Client Details

A specialist school for children and young people aged 3-19 with autism and significant learning difficulties. The school focuses on a child-centred approach, fostering acceptance and supporting in developing academic, communication, social, regulation, and life skills

Description

  • Payroll Processing: Accurately prepare and process monthly payroll for employees, including salary calculations, overtime, bonuses, and deductions.
  • Compliance & Taxation: Ensure payroll complies with all relevant laws and regulations.
  • Data Entry & Maintenance: Maintain and update employee records in the payroll system, ensuring the accuracy of salary details, leave balances, and deductions.
  • Overtime and Deductions: Thoroughly check monthly overtime and staff lunch deductions.
  • Reporting: Submit the payroll reporting pack to the payroll provider on time and meticulously review pre-pay reports, including salary summaries, tax deductions, and other relevant metrics for management and audit purposes.
  • Issue Resolution: Respond promptly to employee inquiries regarding payroll, addressing any discrepancies or concerns.
  • Benefits Administration: Coordinate with the School Business Manager and HR Officer to manage deductions for pensions and other employee benefits.
  • Audits: Assist with internal and external audits by providing payroll records and relevant documentation.
  • Systems Management: Support payroll system updates, improvements, and troubleshooting to ensure smooth payroll operations.
  • Confidentiality: Maintain strict confidentiality of payroll information at all times.

Profile

A successful candidate must be immediate avaliable or on a short notice period of maximum a week. Previous experience within payroll administration / officer roles.

Previous experience using the system 'ITalent'.

Past exposure to working within schools

Currently in possesion of an enhanced DBS is an additional bonus.

Job Offer

Hybrid working: Four days in office, one working from home.

Ability to travel between the two different sites.

Training and support for the role.

Temporary position with scope to go permanent.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.