Payroll Administrator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Radstock; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Government pension scheme

Sick pay scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free eye tests

Employee assistance helpline

Employee benefits platform with SAV

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking an experienced payroll professional to support a 12-month migration to a new payroll provider. The role involves end-to-end payroll processing, data cleansing and ensuring timely, accurate data transfer.

You will capture variable payroll data, process starters and leavers, and handle salary adjustments, deductions, and pension queries. The position is office-based with fixed weekday hours and visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Experienced payroll generalist or project-focused payroll specialist
• Good working knowledge of ICT
• Maintaining accurate electronic records
• Attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Maintain end-to-end payroll processing during the migration to the new provider
• Capture and process variable payroll data, including starters, leavers, rate changes, statutory deductions, sickness, absence and unpaid leave
• Check and process overtime, casual claims and expenses, and send verified data to the external payroll provider by monthly deadlines
• Act as first point of contact for payroll, tax and pension queries from staff and school leaders
• Help produce monthly reconciliation reports and support annual pension returns
• Provide payroll data to HR, finance and school teams for budgeting
• Help prepare new and variation contracts for staff
• Work with the external payroll provider, school contacts and MAT finance and HR teams
• Support data cleansing, parallel running and system rollout across the trust

Skills

ICT knowledge

MIS experience

Record keeping

Attention to detail

Job description

This temporary post sits in the central team of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, for up to 12 months, to support a move to a new payroll provider. The work is end-to-end payroll processing during the migration, including data cleansing, parallel running and system rollout across the trust. It is office-based with fixed weekday hours and is open to both generalists and project-focused payroll specialists. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Maintain end-to-end payroll processing during the migration to the new provider
• Capture and process variable payroll data, including starters, leavers, rate changes, statutory deductions, sickness, absence and unpaid leave
• Check and process overtime, casual claims and expenses, and send verified data to the external payroll provider by monthly deadlines
• Act as first point of contact for payroll, tax and pension queries from staff and school leaders
• Help produce monthly reconciliation reports and support annual pension returns
• Provide payroll data to HR, finance and school teams for budgeting
• Help prepare new and variation contracts for staff
• Work with the external payroll provider, school contacts and MAT finance and HR teams
• Support data cleansing, parallel running and system rollout across the trust

Experience

• Experienced payroll generalist or project-focused payroll specialist

Skills & knowledge

• Good working knowledge of ICT
• Experience using management information systems
• Maintaining accurate electronic records
• Attention to detail

Other

• Positive outlook and strong work ethic
• Professional integrity and confidentiality at all times

What’s offered

• 26 days' annual leave, rising to 31 after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays pro rata
• Access to a government pension scheme
• Sick pay scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Free eye tests
• Employee assistance helpline
• Employee benefits platform with savings on everyday essentials and offers on travel, dining and entertainment