Payroll Manager (Maternity Cover)

• Location: Croydon
• Reporting to: Financial Controller
• Salary: £40k-£42k
• Type: Full-time

Dovetail and Slate are recruiting on behalf of a leading education provider based in Croydon.

Job Purpose

• To undertake the sole payroll function, pensions administration and systems administration of an integrated HR/Payroll system. Responsible to the Financial Controller in ensuring that the College payroll is managed in a robust, accurate and timely fashion and in compliance with relevant statutory provisions and College financial rules and procedures.

Main Duties

• Responsible to the Financial Controller for carrying out the day to day payroll function assisted by the Payroll Administrator.
• Ensure timely and accurate remuneration of staff and pensioners.
• Process all monthly payment details e.g. basic pay, overtime, expenses, sick pay and sessional lecturer or casual staff pay.
• Review and report on developments or changes for implementation in accordance
• with relevant pensions schemes namely the Local Government Scheme and Teachers Pension Scheme.
• Ensure the College’s responsibilities in relation to pension’s auto-enrolment are carried out.
• Ensure completion of the annual payment schedule and any monthly or annual returns such as to Teachers’ Pensions or the Local Government Pension Scheme as directed.
• Validate and authorises BACS payments in liaison with Finance.
• Ensure all HMRC reports are in compliance and reported as required and supports the HR Team in producing other statutory reports as required.

Additional Duties

• Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity plans are robust and fully tested.
• Ensure the development and maintenance of the iTrent HR/Payroll system, with particular responsibility for Payroll, undertaking systems administration as required.
• Maintain, review and implement HR/Payroll transactional processes as necessary to ensure high service quality,
• Responsible to the Financial Controller for the on-going maintenance and integrity of HR/Payroll system as directed.
• Ensure that the HR/Payroll system is operational with regular software updates as supplied by the software vendor.
• Test system upgrades before going live and manage system configuration framework.
• Work closely with IT and system vendor to ensure proper functioning of the system.
• Ensure effective HR/Payroll system security and appropriate User access profiles.

Requirements

• IPPM qualification or significant relevant experience
• Level 2 Maths and English qualification
• Demonstrable payroll experience, including manual calculations.
• Experience of working in payroll in the education or public sector (or private provider running an education payroll).
• Good knowledge of HR processes and clear understanding and experience of transactional HR services.
• Experience of running a payroll from an integrated HR/Payroll System (preferably Midland iTrent system and Business objects

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus Christmas closure and Bank Holidays)
• Good opportunities for professional development
• High Pension Scheme
• Access to free staff car park.
• Extensive Employee Benefits Scheme including discounts at high street and on-line retailers.
• Onsite free gym
• Employee Assistance Programme

If this role is of interest, please send your CV through to James Grace at Dovetail & Slate

Because education matters. Dovetail and Slate Limited (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency.