Senior Payroll Administrator

Summary

Portfolio Payroll are currently working with a busy and vibrant client payroll business in Newcastle who are currently recruiting for a Senior Payroll Administrator with education experience to join their team. Working for an established firm with opportunity for progression this business is the ideal setting to enhance your career.

Key Objectives:

To process outsourced payroll
Excellent Service delivery
End to End Payroll Administration
Maintain working knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislation
Enrolling New Starters
Liaising with HMRC
RTI, Pensions,
Collating timesheets
Inputting data onto the system
Checking timesheets are correct
Creating statutory payment schedules & top up
Manual calculations - starters & leavers, tax & NI, student loans, pensions
Using imports for data processing
Early payroll runs & re-runs & payments after leaving
Apprenticeship levy, Employment allowance, Small ER relief - calculations and implementation
Payroll reversals/corrections
Court orders processing
Taking inbound calls
General administration duties

Skills and attributes:

Essential Criteria

Demonstrable experience processing school and/or academy payrolls end-to-end
Working knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), including contribution bandings and employer/employee reporting requirements
Experience producing and submitting i-Connect files to the relevant LGPS pension fund/administering authority
Familiarity with MCR (Monthly Contributions Return) processing and submission

Desirable Criteria

Experience working within a payroll bureau or shared-service environment supporting multiple school/academy clients
Understanding of Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) alongside LGPS, where roles span both
Experience liaising with local authority pension teams and school business managersExperience with term-time only contracts and associated pro-rata and annualised salary calculations

Salary and Benefits:

Monday to Friday
Hybrid working
25 days Holiday plus bank holidays
Birthday off
Bonus scheme
Additional leave
Company events
Company pension
Private medical insurance
Referral programme
Recognition awards
Enhanced statutory leave

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position