School Finance & Payroll Assistant

School Payroll & Finance Assistant.
ASAP Start.
Permanent, full-time contract, 36 hours per week.
Redbridge, East London.
£31k – £32.5K.

Active Recruitment are looking for a Payroll & Finance Assistant to join a secondary school in East London. This will be on a full-time, permanent basis, 36 hours per week.

To provide a professional, effective and efficient payroll service for the Academy. Duties will include but not be limited to the following:

• Deliver and accurate payroll function to the business whilst working closely with the Finance Manager.
• Maintaining payroll information by collecting and processing data, checking and ensuring all payroll forms and pay actions e.g. new starters, leavers, pay changes, claims and expenses are processed correctly.
• Processing Pensions, Holiday Pay, SMP, SSP and other deductions (must understand manual calculations) and calculating monthly payroll, including preparing reports and exporting data to excel for analysis and approval purposes.
• Supporting the Payroll Manager with real-time information submissions to HMRC and final year end submissions, including the completion of employees’ P60s.
• Supporting the month end processes, statutory returns and year end processes.
• Post monthly payroll journals and monthly recharges through the finance ledger.
• Liaising with internal and external auditors for all pay related queries.

• Payroll Qualification (AAT, CIPP) or equivalent.
• Recognised accounting qualifications or Degree.
• Previous Payroll experience.
• Good understanding of Payroll functions within a school.
• Experience of using payroll and finance software.

• Career Progression
• Access to Local Government Pension scheme
• A focus on staff well‑being and welfare – Carnegie Gold Mental Health Award status
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – 365 days a year helpline and additional support with legal, financial advice and counselling
• Free access to a fully fitted on‑site fitness suite
• EV installation
• Winter well‑being holiday

Please contact Active Recruitment for further information.