Payroll Administrator

We are recruiting for Payroll Administrators to join our Payroll & Pensions team in Huntingdon/Darlington with hybrid working. 

To ensure outstanding customer service across the organisation by delivering, and supporting colleagues to deliver, expert payroll advice and guidance in a timely and effective manner. You will be constantly striving to improve the efficiency and professionalism of working practices to meet the company’s objectives of ‘clarity and consistency’ and working ‘smarter not harder’ to facilitate an increase in customer base whilst maintaining and improving customer service.

You will be supporting the payroll section in attaining its aims and objectives, by providing an effective service within the company working as part of a team and managing a portfolio of schools. This will be in accordance with HMRC, pension scheme regulations and employment terms and conditions. The working environment is fast-paced and the ability to work well and remain positive under pressure is essential.

Main Responsibilities

Company Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of schools on all aspects of payroll (start-finish), consisting of multiple monthly pay dates and differing terms and conditions across employers.

• Accurately input payroll data, balance reports and dispatch payrolls to schools, meeting required audit checks.
• Process various statutory forms for example: P45s, Starter Declarations, Student Loans, P60, and P11ds. Comply with the requirements for Auto Enrolment and Real Time Information.
• Liaise proactively with HR colleagues to ensure that all contractual changes are administered effectively in time for payroll deadlines.
• Manually calculate salary changes where necessary, including back pay, overpayments, leavers, annual leave and other ad hoc manual payments.
• Apply statutory provisions including, PAYE, National Insurance, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Student loans and Attachment to Earnings Orders.
• Process data, edit, revise and print letters, tables, reports and other materials as appropriate.
• Complete monthly and annual Local Government and Teachers’ Pension returns in accordance with statutory deadlines.
• Answer queries from allocated schools and assist with other team members’ queries, create and uphold sound customer relationships at all times.
• Respond to enquiries from third parties on payroll related issues, including correspondence with statutory bodies such as HMRC, Local Government Pension Scheme, Teachers’ Pensions and Third Party providers.

Internal Team and Broader Responsibilities

• Contribute to the sharing of good practice and knowledge amongst colleagues, as required.
• Assist team members in achieving a balanced payroll each month.
• Assist in distributing outgoing payroll department post and prepare incoming post for filing into the relevant school’s folder. Ensure that all documents are scanned and filed accordingly.
• Establish, maintain, process and update files, records, certificates and/or other documents.
• Assist in the BACS requirements for each month, noting specific school and LA requirements.
• Attend and participate in regular team meetings as appropriate and training to keep up-to-date with current legislation, policies and procedures and other relevant guidance.
• Be compliant with EPM employee policies and procedures.
• Provide support for other colleagues when necessary.
• Proactively participate in the EPM Appraisal process.
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality and integrity at all times.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Person Specification
Qualifications

Experience, Skills and Abilities

At EPM we have great career progression and learning and development courses along the way. We are all about supporting our staff and promoting people from within.