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PAYROLL FINANCE ASSISTANT

You will be joining a busy friendly team in this educational environment. The role requires 3 plus years of experience in payroll and a competent level of IT packages – car owner driver due to location

Salary Full time hours 40 per week Monday to Friday Salary £39K can consider Part time hours paid pro rata

Payroll


Manage the complete payroll process including input, checking, reconciliations of payments, Bacs payment file creation, printing and distribution of payslips.  Payroll year end processing, P11d returns and nominal ledger reconciliation in accordance with agreed timelines,Prepare all PAYE returns and ensure payment requests raised promptly to allow payments to be made on timeManage the TPS and Support staff pension schemes in co-operation with the School’s external pension administrators.  Co-ordinate the auto enrolment pension paperwork process, including staff letters.Provide timely, accurate and relevant pay related statistical data as required to inform management decisions and for inclusion in the Statutory accounts and Census,Develop and maintain the Payroll Procedures Manual,Identify updates and developments in employment and payroll legislation and proactively communicate any implications to the Bursar,Work closely with all members of the staff team to ensure payroll matters are handled accurately and on a timely basis,Contribute to the updating of HR policies and procedures in line with employment legislation and HR best practise, ensuring that the practical implications are identified and communicated appropriately,
Finance


Initially support with obtaining information for the first VAT returnOn-going support with the quarterly VAT returns for the school.Month-end journals.Support with the month-end processes and preparation of month-end reconciliations.Support with year-end processes and preparation of year-end reconciliations.Dealing with auditor’s requests in preparation for and during the external audit.Cover for Finance assistants and Head of Finance in times of absence or exceptional workloads, to include but not exclusively;

support with the school credit card, purchasing, year-end administration and completing paperwork,recording of registration fee income and keeping the registrar updated,preparation of the termly invoices to parents,processing of purchase invoices and various other ad-hoc tasks.Cash-flow analysis for the school.Annual bench-marking reports.Development of the parent portal as the means to share the invoices with the parental body.Maintenance of the Fixed Asset register – including monthly depreciation journal.Investigation of transferring over to an electronic purchase authorisation process.