Payroll Clerk

Location: Bradstow School, 34 Dumpton Park Drive, CT10 1BY
Salary: £9,848.92 - £13,808.11, DOE + Benefits
Contract: Part time, 15-20 hours per week
Hours: Negotiable

We offer a generous salary and benefits including:

• Highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Rewards High Street Discount Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Investors In People Platinum Accredited employer
• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Thorough induction process
• Strong health and well-being focus
• Generous Holiday Allowance

*We are currently awaiting confirmation of the pay increase for 2024/25 which will be backdated to the candidates start date.

Bradstow is a creative and unique residential school and children’s home for children between the ages of 5 & 19. It is situated in 13 acres of parkland in Broadstairs, Kent.

We seek to meet the needs of children and young people with autism and severe learning difficulties with associated behaviours that may be challenging using a Gentle Teaching approach and engaging in reflective practice.

We have achieved national recognition for our developments in Communication and Behaviour Management.

We have also been awarded the Platinum standard for the Investors in People accreditation and can offer a vibrant, life-long career.

Payroll Clerk - About the role:

The successful candidate must be professional, positive, efficient and competent as the first point of contact for colleagues and relevant external agencies for all payroll-related matters.

You will ensure the smooth operation of the school’s payroll ensuring compliance with the national and local agreements, employment contracts, the School’s Financial Management Handbook, scheme of delegation and other instructions as issued from time to time; using the appropriate systems for all payroll-related matters.

Despite serving only 62 young people, we are a £14M turnover school and employ around 250 staff. The finance function, therefore, is not only important, but complex, with a high volume of transactions, and need to provide a friendly and approachable service, supporting those colleagues who work directly with our young people.

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure the smooth operation of the school’s payroll.
• With support, design, implement and continuously improve appropriate, efficient systems for the booking of additional staff resource when required.
• Assist the Finance Manager to report on and maintain the school’s various budgets and reporting on variances as appropriate.
• To work with the Finance Manager to reconcile payroll reports, the budget and so on as required, and to submit timely and accurate reports to the Local Authority as required.
• Participate with other members of the admin team to cover front-of-house functions as required. For example, answering incoming calls, staffing reception and so on.

Payroll Clerk - Qualifications Experience and Qualities:

Essential:

• Experience at the accurate and timely processing, recording, reporting and analysis of relevant financial transactions within an electronic payroll system, and with an external payroll bureau, and with processing payroll fully in- house.
Excellent knowledge of financial procedures and budget planning and control.
• Knowledge of payroll and relevant financial procedures, regulations and processes.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and execute tasks and activities within own and provided deadlines.

Desirable:

• Experience of handling and accounting for petty cash.
• Holding or working towards a relevant formal accounting qualification such as AAT.
• Previous experience of working within a relevant public sector environment.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be considered for this role, click on apply today forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

No agencies please.