About the role:
Please note we don't have a fixed closing date so apply early to avoid disappointment!
This is a fixed term maternity cover.
Join Our Team as a Payroll and Pension Specialist!
Are you passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and have a keen eye for detail? We are looking for a dedicated Payroll and Pension Specialist to join our dynamic team and contribute to the high-quality Payroll and Pension function at our organization. This role involves collaborating with Payroll Managers to ensure the accurate and timely production of payrolls, managing pension schemes, and supporting various payroll projects.
Key Responsibilities:
* Payroll Management: Assist Deputy Payroll Managers with monthly payroll runs, including producing reports and managing third-party payments.
* Project Implementation: Work with the Group Payroll Manager on onboarding new schools and colleges on iTrent, resolving technical issues, and implementing payroll projects.
* Pension Administration: Handle the administration of LGPS, TPS, and NEST pension schemes, including member changes and year-end returns.
Main Duties:
* Time and Expense Claims: Monitor and review claims to ensure compliance with internal policies and legislation.
* Payroll Processing: Use your thorough knowledge of iTrent to process payroll accurately, handle starters, leavers, and salary amendments, and manage occupational and statutory payments.
* Pension Management: Oversee auto-enrolment and qualifying pension schemes, process pension assessments, and handle opt-ins and opt-outs efficiently.
* Data Management: Monitor payroll mailbox/service desk, respond to queries, reconcile pay period end reports, and ensure accuracy in all payroll data.
* Compliance: Stay updated with new payroll and pension legislation, maintain confidentiality, and ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act.
General Duties:
This role is adaptable to the evolving needs of the College Group and the Multi Academy Trust. You will be expected to work flexibly and may be assigned additional duties as required.
Why Join Us?
* Professional Development: Work in a supportive environment that encourages continuous learning and development.
* Impact: Play a vital role in ensuring our employees receive accurate and timely compensation and pension benefits.
* Team Collaboration: Collaborate with a committed team of professionals dedicated to excellence in payroll and pension administration.
If you have strong payroll processing skills, are proficient with iTrent, and are committed to maintaining high standards of customer service, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and be a part of our mission to deliver excellence in payroll and pension management!
About You
About Us
The College
London South East Colleges (LSEC) is a leading further and higher education provider, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth and c1000 staff. The College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, apprenticeships and degree programmes to over 13,000 students, designed to meet employer and industry needs.
Committed to transforming lives through the power of learning, the College plays a vital role in promoting social mobility, creating opportunities for learners of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. With state-of-the-art facilities and strong partnerships with employers and universities, the college equips students with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed for success in their careers and their lives.
As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust. This growing and successful Multi-Academy Trust currently has a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey and Lambeth.
The Group has also recently launched a charity - the LASER Education Foundation. This organisation supports disadvantaged children and their families across the region, through a wide range of educational programmes and initiatives.
With a combined turnover of c£100m, the Group has ambitious growth plans. There has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation - and really make a difference to people's lives.
Benefits
Our benefits package includes annual leave of 27 days (excluding bank holidays) plus a further three days over the Christmas break. We provide up to two more additional College closure days throughout the year, and also offer leave for volunteering.
Excellent pension schemes are offered, including employer contributions (Teachers' Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Other benefits include:
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
* Free onsite parking
* Cycle to work/bike loan scheme
* Annual season ticket loan
* Access to the 'Discounts for Teachers' portal
* Free Wifi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide Eduroam
* Access to our onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in our in-house restaurants and on our hair and beauty treatments
Accreditations
As employers, we recognise and embrace our legal and quality-assurance framework responsibilities. We use these frameworks, as well as other accreditations and schemes, to further develop our development and progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
We acknowledge that there is always more that we can learn and use these accreditations to provide us with an external lens and share/gain best-practice information.
Equal Opportunities
London South East Colleges is fully-committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, and creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.
As a Disability Confident-Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum job role criteria.
If you have accessibility needs and/or require any adjustments for the application and interview process, please email us.
In line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance we conduct social media checks for all candidates who are shortlisted for roles in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young adults.
As the College supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an 'Enhanced' DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children's Barred List check if in regulated activity. Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the College. Self-disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate then your offer of employment is likely to be withdrawn. The College's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex-offenders which is available upon request.
We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the adverts should we receive a sufficient level of interest!
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