Payroll Officer (0.8) (Maternity Cover)

Weston College; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Weston College in Weston-super-Mare is seeking a Payroll Officer on a part-time basis to cover maternity leave. The role involves end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring statutory compliance and timely RTI submissions, and liaising with staff on payroll queries.

Reporting to the Head of Payroll and Pensions, it requires a recognised payroll qualification, at least two years' payroll experience, and the ability to prioritise workloads. Experience with iTrent is beneficial but not required.

Qualifications

• A recognised payroll qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in payroll.
• A thorough understanding of payroll and pension processing.
• Ability to organise self and prioritise workloads.

Responsibilities

• End to end processing of company payrolls (weekly, fortnightly and/or monthly).
• Updating and maintaining payroll records.
• Liaising with staff and management on payroll related queries.
• Calculation of SMP, OMP, SSP and OSP payments.
• Timely RTI submissions including FPS submission.

Skills

Payroll processing

Organisation & prioritisation

Staff communication

Education

Recognised payroll qualification

Tools

iTrent

Job description

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Payroll Officer?

This is a part-time role, working 29.6 hours per week, on a Maternity Cover basis.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at our Knightstone campus in Weston-super-Mare.

Reporting to the Head of Payroll and Pensions, the role has responsibility for the provision of an accurate, timely and efficient payroll service to the college group and to ensure that the college is compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements in relation to payroll, taxation, pensions and national insurance. Responsibilities will vary but will include processing of the monthly payroll for all college staff and subsidiary companies.

Duties of this role include:

• End to end processing of company payrolls (weekly, fortnightly and/or monthly).
• Updating and maintaining payroll records.
• Liaising with staff and management on payroll related queries.
• Calculation of SMP, OMP, SSP and OSP payments.
• Timely RTI submissions including FPS submission.

Required skills and qualifications

• A recognised payroll qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience working within a Payroll environment.
• A thorough understanding of payroll and pension processing.
• Ability to organise self and prioritise workloads.

It would be beneficial to have experience of working in an educational environment or working with the iTrent system, but neither of these are required for the role.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.