Pensions And Payroll Accountant

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: £36,000 to £40,000 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified accountant with previous payroll accounting experience to join Uppingham School on a full-time basis.

As a Pensions and Payroll Accountant, you will prepare and post monthly payroll journals and ensure payroll related payments are made on a timely basis. You will prepare annual salary budgets and projections, reconciling payroll output and investigating and informing the Finance Controller of any developing financial risks.

You will also provide all administration for a final salary pension scheme and supply salary data and returns for statutory accounts disclosures, annual benchmarking surveys, ONS surveys and annual Group Life insurance renewal.

You will act as cover when the Payroll and Pensions Supervisor is absent, including running the payroll on iTrent.

We are looking for a personable, supportive and flexible individual, with excellent organisation and communication skills. You will be a part qualified accountant actively working towards an ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification. You will possess recent experience of payroll accounting, as well as knowledge of iTrent or another integrated HR/payroll system. You will demonstrate a strategic and commercial mindset, including an understanding of data analysis, budgeting and business operations. Strong IT and MS Office skills, particularly in the use of MS Excel is essential.

Benefits

In return Uppingham offers a community that values people. We are warm, compassionate and mutually supportive. This is reflected in our working environment and the benefits we are able to offer:

• 50% contribution to premiums for the School’s private health scheme
• Free Westfield Healthcare
• Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee)
• Free staff lunches in term-time
• School fee discount
• 25% Holiday Club discount at Uppingham School Sports Centre for children of Uppingham and Maidwell Hall staff
• Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Occupational Health Services
• Free annual flu jabs
• Recognised as a “Disability Confident” employer
• Recognised as a “Mindful” employer
• Recognised as “Investors in Diversity”

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: Friday 24th May 2024 at 09:00am
Interview date: week commencing 27th May 2024

Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview.

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