Payroll and Pensions Manager

Posted 17 January 2024
Salary £40,000 - £50,000
LocationStaffordshire
Job type Permanent
Discipline Finance Recruitment
ReferencePROF_44992
Contact NameInnogen Brotherton

Job description

Our client, an Academy Trust based in Staffordshire, is currently recruiting for a Payroll and Pensions Manager on a permanent basis.

The position is due to start immediately on a full-time basis, with a salary of £40,000-£50,000 depending on experience.

The role has flexible is work from home with 3 days work from home available. The successful candidate must hold a full UK Driving License.

The ideal candidate will have experience in Teachers Pensions.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Completing monthly payroll and pension processing for 450 staff members
  • Acting as the interface between the third-party payroll company and headteachers
  • Resolving queries from staff regarding payroll
  • Acting as the lead for all Teachers Pension and LGPS related queries
  • Processing new starters including P45, SDF and right to work documentation
  • Processing leavers and P45s in a timely manner
  • Running payroll in line with year end

Experience required:

  • Experience with Teachers Pensions and LGPS
  • Experience using iTrent system is preferred

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

  • The ideal candidate would be Qualified or QBE
  • Intermediate Excel skill levels

Rewards and benefits:

  • Hybrid working pattern
  • 25 days annual leave plus concessionary shut down over holidays and bank holidays
  • LGPS Pension
  • Shopping and gym discounts
  • Annual salary review

Working hours:

  • 37 hours per week

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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