Payroll and HR Assistant

Queen Anne’s School is looking to hire a Payroll & HR Assistant to oversee the day-to-day payroll function and assist with the HR service. Experience of payroll is needed, along with a high degree of confidentiality and professional integrity. Experience in HR is not essential, as training will be provided. Attention to detail is also critical.

• Establish a full and deep understanding of the school’s new payroll and HR platform, Cintra, so as to become a subject matter expert, supporting all staff as they familiarise themselves with the new platform.
• Manage the regular data input to the Cintra platform, such as new joiners and leavers, contract and pay changes, overtime requests, holiday, sickness absence and employee personal data updates.
• Work closely with Finance team to check monthly payroll reflects any monthly staff changes and pay claims submitted. Process basic payroll and benefits queries from staff
• Monitor the HR inbox together with the HR Manager and respond to any minor personnel requests from staff in a professional manner
• Support the HR Manager with onboarding, including maintaining a tracker for all staff pre-employment checks, timetable for first day onsite, new starter onboarding checklists and calendar reminders for 1 month, 3 month and 6-month probation reviews with line manager
• Organise the logistics of recruitment, interviews and assessments (eg formatting and posting job adverts, acknowledging applications by email, scheduling online first-round interviews, timetabling interviews at school, touring and preparing interview packs for staff panel)
• Maintain the staff training log

• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong numerical skills and knowledge of the payroll process
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• A good team member who can work on their own initiative
• Ability to respond swiftly to action payroll changes and staff enquiries
• No agencies please.