Finance Officer - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Pate's Grammar School

Pate's Grammar School

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Start Date - As soon as possible

Part-time / 32.5 hours per week over 5 days (year round contract)

Local Government Pay Scale NJC / Point FTE £30,151 to £33,820

Actual pay for 32.5 hours a week all year round - £26,485 to £29,707

(with pay rise pending)

We are looking for a Finance Officer (payroll) to work as part of a small team running the school's finances and payroll system based at Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham.

The role requires attention to detail, being well organised, good interpersonal skills and some flexibility at busy times.

The role includes responsibility for payroll processing but also involves many other aspects of work in the Finance Office. The role is suitable for someone who thrives in a busy environment.

Job description:

processing of the monthly payroll for c150 staff (teachers and support staff) using Iris(Earnie) software including overtime and casual staff hours

setting up the BACS payment for salaries to be paid

submitting monthly pension returns (Teachers' Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, Prudential AVCs)

ensuring that all payroll payments are made within deadlines (pensions, HMRC etc)

posting the payroll journal to the accounting system and ensuring that this is reconciled to the payroll system

ensuring all statutory and other returns relating to payroll are completed accurately and on time

producing sales ledger invoices (lettings etc) and chasing any outstanding debts

assisting with purchase ledger e.g. placing purchase orders, obtaining authorisation of invoices, inputting supplier invoices, processing the weekly payment run

liaising with credit card holders to obtain supporting documentation, input transactions to the accounting system and reconciling to the credit card statement

issuing prepaid cards to staff going on trips and inputting transactions to accounting system

issuing petty cash and reconciling the balance held

setting up events for payment on Schoolcomms, providing payment reports to staff

posting bank receipts including sales ledger, Schoolcomms etc

Working knowledge required:

experience in processing payroll

an understanding of accounting systems/previous experience of input to accounting systems competence in Excel

Experience of processing a school payroll would be particularly beneficial.

Please see details to the right of this advert for further information.