Payroll Administrator

Job Summary Portfolio Payroll are currently working with a busy and vibrant client payroll business in Newcastle who are currently recruiting for a Payroll Administrator with Education experience to join their team. Working for an established firm with opportunity for progression this business is the ideal setting to enhance your career. Key Objectives: • To process outsourced payroll • Excellent Service delivery • End to End Payroll Administration • Maintain working knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislation • Enrolling New Starters • Liaising with HMRC • RTI, Pensions, • Collating timesheets • Inputting data onto the system • Checking timesheets are correct • Creating statutory payment schedules & top up • Manual calculations - starters & leavers, tax & NI, student loans, pensions • Using imports for data processing • Early payroll runs & re-runs & payments after leaving • Apprenticeship levy, Employment allowance, Small ER relief - calculations and implementation • Payroll reversals/corrections • Court orders processing • Taking inbound calls • General administration duties Skills and attributes: Essential Criteria • Demonstrable experience processing school and/or academy payrolls end-to-end • Working knowledge of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), including contribution bandings and employer/employee reporting requirements • Experience producing and submitting i-Connect files to the relevant LGPS pension fund/administering authority • Familiarity with MCR (Monthly Contributions Return) processing and submission Desirable Criteria • Experience working within a payroll bureau or shared-service environment supporting multiple school/academy clients • Understanding of Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) alongside LGPS, where roles span both • Experience liaising with local authority pension teams and school business managers Experience with term-time only contracts and associated pro-rata and annualised salary calculations Salary and Benefits: • Monday to Friday • Hybrid working • 25 days Holiday plus bank holidays • Birthday off • Bonus scheme • Additional leave • Company events • Company pension • Private medical insurance • Referral programme • Recognition awards • Enhanced statutory leave 51937JT INDPAYN The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.