Payroll And Finance Officer

JGA Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment is seeking a Payroll & Finance Officer to oversee end-to-end payroll for 13 schools and the central team. The role focuses on accuracy, deadlines, and compliance, with responsibilities spanning starters, leavers, deductions, and pension administration.

The ideal candidate has strong UK payroll experience, familiarity with Teachers' Pension and LGPS is advantageous, and the ability to own the payroll process independently.

Qualifications

• Strong UK end-to-end payroll experience.
• Education/schools payroll experience is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Teachers' Pension and LGPS would be a significant advantage.
• Confident independently owning the payroll process.
• Strong payroll compliance and HMRC knowledge.
• Civica Payroll experience advantageous but not essential.
• Xero or broader finance experience beneficial for the full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Run the end-to-end monthly payroll across 13 schools and the central team.
• Manage starters, leavers, changes, deductions and payroll adjustments.
• Liaise with HMRC and other external bodies.
• Manage Teachers' Pension and Local Government Pension Scheme administration and returns.
• Ensure payroll submissions and statutory deadlines are met.
• Complete monthly payroll and budget reconciliations.
• Upload payroll costs into finance systems and investigate variances.
• Support month-end, bank reconciliations and general finance administration.
• Resolve payroll queries from employees and stakeholders.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

HMRC knowledge

Pension administration

Civica Payroll

Xero

Education

Education/schools payroll experience

Tools

Civica Payroll

Xero

Job description

Payroll & Finance Officer

Salary: £32,046-£35,570

Location: Predominantly Remote - Cheshire

Office Requirement: Approx. 10-12 visits per year during term time

Contract: Permanent

Systems: Civica Payroll & Xero

Key Responsibilities

• Run the end-to-end monthly payroll across 13 schools and the central team.
• Manage starters, leavers, changes, deductions and payroll adjustments.
• Liaise with HMRC and other external bodies.
• Manage Teachers' Pension and Local Government Pension Scheme administration and returns.
• Ensure payroll submissions and statutory deadlines are met.
• Complete monthly payroll and budget reconciliations.
• Upload payroll costs into finance systems and investigate variances.
• Support month-end, bank reconciliations and general finance administration.
• Resolve payroll queries from employees and stakeholders.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong UK end-to-end payroll experience.
• Education/schools payroll experience is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Teachers' Pension and/or LGPS would be a significant advantage.
• Confident independently owning the payroll process.
• Strong payroll compliance and HMRC knowledge.
• Civica Payroll experience advantageous but not essential.
• Xero or broader finance experience beneficial for the full-time position.
• Ideally based within approximately one hour of Cheshire for occasional office attendance.