Would you like to work for a high-performing multi-academy trust? Do you have strong communication skills with experience of working with a 1000+ payroll?
Acting as the operational specialist for payroll and pensions you will be advising the finance and HR teams, along with the Trust's outsourced payroll provider to successfully deliver an accurate and timely payroll, pension reporting, and employee cost reporting function each month for the Trust's 1,200 employees ensuring that statutory and contractual obligations are fulfilled.
Hours of Work: Monday - Thursday, 8am - 4pm and Friday 8am - 3.30pm with a 30-minute unpaid break.
Hybrid Working: Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 days in the office per week.
Location: Cambridge, with the requirement to work across the Trust and to travel between sites.
In return you will receive: 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays, Free Sports Centre Membership, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Annual Flu Vaccines, Discounted Eye Care Vouchers, Perkbox platform, Personal Development Training and Pension Scheme.
Duties & Responsibilities of the Payroll & Pensions Manager:
- Collaborate with the HR and finance teams to ensure the required information is provided to MHR and the central HR team for processing in line with the monthly timetable
- Review monthly payroll reports provided by MHR managed services team to ensure payroll data is accurate and ready for approval
- Provide monthly payroll costing reports to the finance team for upload to the accounting and budgeting and forecasting systems
- Work with MHR to ensure that the Trust submits accurate returns and payments to HMRC in line with statutory requirements
- Work with MHR to ensure the monthly contribution reconciliation (MCR) return is submitted on a timely basis including clearing 'stop' errors and resolving MCR warning queries.
- Work with MHR to ensure monthly files are submitted to Local Government Pension Scheme funds on a timely basis
- Ensure the Trust's budgeting and forecasting system, IMP, is kept up to date for information on employees, pay scales and pension rates to ensure reporting is accurate
- Ensure payroll records and audit trails are kept clearly and efficiently
- Regularly review payroll processes to identify opportunities for streamlining and improvement
- To play a lead role in the payroll reporting of the Trust
Requirements for the Payroll & Pensions Manager:
- Excellent IT skills, including the ability to use MS Office software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
- Strong academic background at GCSE/A Level (or equivalent experience)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Senior experience of working with a large employee payroll
- Data protection and GDPR principles
- Good management and leadership skills
- Strong organisational and project management skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Be able to travel to meetings across various sites.
If you are interested in finding out more about this position, please contact Freddy for a chat or apply now.
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