Finance Payroll Administrator

Partou UK; Denton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in Denton seeks a Payroll Support Specialist to facilitate timely and accurate employee payments. Duties include managing payroll processes, advising staff regarding pay and taxes, and ensuring compliance with legislation. The ideal candidate will have payroll experience, strong numeracy and IT skills, and be CIPP qualified or willing to work towards qualification. A commitment to confidentiality and attention to detail is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year's payroll experience, ideally of running multiple payrolls.
• Experience of working in a head office environment for a multi-site company.
• Knowledge and understanding of payroll including statutory legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support in the end-to-end process of payroll.
• Arrange the payment of staff salaries through the computerised payroll system.
• Administer the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Statutory Paternity Pay schemes.

Skills

Strong numeracy skills

CIPP qualified or willingness to work towards same

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel

Excellent analytical skills

Job description

A BIT ABOUT US

A BIT ABOUT US

In June 2021, Just Childcare was acquired by the Partou group of companies, followed by their acquisition of All About Children in September 2022. The merger of both organisations will establish Partou UK as one of the largest childcare providers in the UK. Through organic growth and targeted acquisition, plans are in place to significantly grow the UK estate, making it an exciting and rewarding time to be part of the journey ahead.

We will continue to invest significantly in the quality of care that we provide as our offering and the optimisation of our early years learning experience that each one of our parent's children can rightly expect to rely on through its curriculum delivery. We are on a clear growth trajectory whereby continuous further professionalisation and quality improvement go hand in hand with expansion, through the development of new locations, acquisitions, automation, and processes over time

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

This role facilitates the timely and accurate payment of our employees, who are the cornerstone of our organisation. It provides support to employees in understanding their pay, taxes and pension. This role is also essential in ensuring we meet our obligations to pay the correct employment taxes on time and in line with current legislation

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Reporting to the Payroll Manager you will support in the end-to-end process of payroll while ensuring all employees are accurately recorded in the payroll system.

• Arrange the payment of staff salaries through the computerised payroll system
• Administer the Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Statutory Paternity Pay schemes
• Process starters and leavers on a timely basis
• Provide advice to staff and managers in relation to pay, taxation and National Insurance
• Oversee and improve the process for reconciling grant claims made to the LAs against systems data
• Assist in the administration of the company pension schemes
• Complete any information requests received from HMRC
• Maintain employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential

WHAT IT TAKES

PROFFESIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

• Strong numeracy skills and IT skills
• CIPP qualified or willingness to work towards same
• Minimum of one years' payroll experience, ideally of running multiple payrolls
• Experience of working in a head office environment for a multi-site company
• Knowledge and understanding of payroll including statutory legislation
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to data input
• Proficient in Microsoft Office particularly Excel
• Excellent analytical, time management and problem solving skills
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to plan work to achieve deadlines
• Flexible and resilient to change

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community

Partou is proud be a part of the National Partnership in Early Learning and Childcare (NPELC) - a group of 10 of the largest childcare providers across England. Together, we operate over 1,300 childcare settings, employ more than 38,000 people, and take care of over 160,000 children.

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