School Payroll & Finance Assistant

Description

School Payroll & Finance Assistant.

**ASAP Start.

**Permanent, full-time contract, 36 hours per week.

**Redbridge, East London.

**£31k - £32.5K.

Active Recruitment are looking for a Payroll & Finance Assistant to join a secondary school in East London. This will be on a full-time, permanent basis, 36 hours per week.

Overall Responsibilities & Duties:

To provide a professional, effective and efficient payroll service for the Academy. Duties will include but not be limited to the following:

• Deliver and accurate payroll function to the business whilst working closely with the Finance Manager.

• Maintaining payroll information by collecting and processing data, checking and ensuring all payroll forms and pay actions e.g. new starters, leavers, pay changes, claims and expenses are processed correctly.

• Processing Pensions, Holiday Pay, SMP, SSP and other deductions (must understand manual calculations) and calculating monthly payroll, including preparing reports and exporting data to excel for analysis and approval purposes

• Supporting the Payroll Manager with real-time information submissions to HMRC and final year end submissions, including the completion of employees’ P60s.

• Supporting the month end processes, statutory returns and year end processes

• Post monthly payroll journals and monthly recharges through the finance ledger

• Liaising with internal and external auditors for all pay related queries

Candidate Specification:

• Payroll Qualification (AAT, CIPP) or equivalent.

• Recognised accounting qualifications or Degree.

• Previous Payroll experience.

• Good understanding of Payroll functions within a school.

• Experience of using payroll and finance software.

Benefits Include:

• Career Progression

• Access to Local Government Pension scheme

• A focus on staff well-being and welfare – Carnegie Gold Mental Health Award status

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – 365 days a year helpline and additional support with legal, financial advice and counselling

• Free access to a fully fitted on-site fitness suite

• EV installation

• Winter well-being holiday

Please contact Active Recruitment for further information

Ad ID: 5416421230