Accounts & Payroll Assistant (6m FTC)

Paragon Skills; Bristol; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading education support company is looking for an Accounts & Payroll Assistant to join their finance team on a part-time, remote basis. The ideal candidate will have experience with Sage software and a strong background in payroll and accounts administration, ensuring efficient financial management within the organization. This 6-month fixed term contract offers flexible working hours and a salary ranging from £27,000 to £30,000 per annum pro-rata.

Benefits

21 days annual leave plus holidays

Paid volunteering leave

Recognition and awards

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll and accounts administration.
• Intermediate Excel skills required.
• Experience working in a dynamic finance team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial records using Sage 50 Accounts.
• Assist in weekly/monthly payroll processing.
• Perform bank reconciliations and manage credit control.

Skills

SAGE Payroll

Payroll Management

Microsoft Office

Attention to Detail

Education

CIPP qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Sage 50 Accounts

SAGE Payroll

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Knovia are an evolving group of best-in-class education businesses that build professional capabilities, operating in chosen sectors that make a real impact, including Babington, Paragon Skills, Shaping Lives and Tempdent.

We bring clarity of vision, the best people and the resources to be successful and make an impact across our specialist sectors of Care, Education, Professional Services, and Dental. Our principles and core values demonstrate our impact of being at the forefront of building the capability of individuals, providing them with the skills to be productive and deliver a better service to advance their careers.

We have a well-invested, highly sustainable and scalable business model for effective growth, with our understanding of the challenges within our chosen sectors and dedication to quality we are a trusted partner for the change in highly regulated markets.

Position:

FTE Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 - pro-rata

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours a week flexible to work for you e.g. 3 days a week or 5 shorter working days

Duration: 6 month fixed term contract

Location: Remote

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive part-time Accounts and Payroll Assistant to join our dynamic shared services finance team. In this remote based role you'll play a key part in Sage 50 Accounts and Sage Payroll support, whilst managing day-to-day financial and administrative tasks in a busy and supportive payroll and accounts environment.

So if you have strong payroll and accounts admin experience, with a background in Sage 50, then we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate financial records using Sage 50 Accounts
• Provide holiday cover for weekly/monthly payroll using Sage Payroll, including RTI submissions and pension uploads
• Perform regular bank reconciliations, ensuring that all transactions are accurately recorded and discrepancies investigated and resolved promptly
• Assist with credit control, including issuing statements, following up overdue accounts, liaising with clients to resolve queries, and escalating outstanding debts where necessary
• Help to maintain our payroll system with appropriate controls for it to run efficiently, comply with statutory requirements and meet stakeholder expectations
• Accountable for updating and maintaining accurate and current data, sourced from the HR management system and the People Team
• Resolve payroll queries from colleagues, management or external stakeholders in a timely manner
• Ensure that robust audit-related records are maintained for submission to external auditors as required
  
  

Requirements:

What we need from you:

• CIPP qualification or equivalent experience
• IT literate, particularly in Microsoft office, with intermediate Excel skills
• Experience of managing a payroll and expenses process
• Confident using SAGE payroll / SAGE 50 software
• Knowledge of legalisation relating to payroll
• Knowledge of GDPR and legislation protection
• Experience at working in a dynamic finance team
• IT competent with advanced MS Office skills including Teams, Excel, Word and Outlook
• Flexible with the ability to travel nationally and commit to potential overnight stays as required
  
  

We will be reviewing applications regularly and therefore may close this vacancy earlier than expected so please apply now to avoid missing out.

Other information:

Knovia Group is an inclusive, welcoming and supportive place to work with a fantastic culture which supports each employees learning, development and career growth.

We are proud to offer a suite of optional benefits including life assurance and income protection and core benefits below;

• 21 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and a holiday purchase scheme
• 3 Knovia days for our Operational December Closure and 8 Public Bank Holidays
• Your birthday off
• Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
• Perkbox – a suite of lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
• Recognition and long service awards to celebrate our colleagues’
  
  

We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role.

To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we will ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.

Knovia is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues and we implement robust safer recruitment practices to support this. Dependant on the role you are applying for, we may undertake a number of necessary checks to confirm you are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are also committed to promoting equality and inclusion throughout our colleague and learner populations.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education

• Industries

  Education Administration Programs, Education, and Education Management

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