Senior Payroll Advisor

VACANCY FOR SENIOR PAYROLL ADVISOR

Meridian Trust - Core Team

Salary:

Meridian Trust Support Staff Payscale

Grade 9, Point

£35,412

Hours of work:

37 hours a week

52 weeks a year

We are looking for an experienced payroll professional to join our core trust team as a Senior Payroll Advisor.

You will have experience of providing first line payroll processing support within an education setting and you will be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of payroll and pensions legislation together with an understanding of teacher and support staff terms and conditions. Previous experience of end-user service support to resolve payroll queries for schools would be beneficial.

You will hold a recognised CIPP payroll management qualification or have equivalent experience and have managed a large payroll within an education setting.

The post holder will report to our Payroll & Pensions Manager and the key duties include:

Providing timely, expert advice on payroll and pensions queries to the school HR & Finance Officers, acting as a super-user for our HRIS and training new users across the Trust.

Maintaining accurate guidance documents, pay tables and pay calculators and ensuring trust-wide compliance with agreed ways of working for payroll and pensions administration

Supervising the payroll / pensions officer to ensure Core Trust payroll and Trust pensions queries and submissions are done in a timely manner

Using your IT skills to extract and utilise payroll data to support the work of the wider HR team

Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to -

Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in

Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)

Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources

Cycle to work scheme

Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme

Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations

Free on-site parking

Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays

To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/.

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 36 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.