Payroll & Pensions Coordinator
What skills and experience we're looking for
GLF Schools are looking for a Payroll Coordinator to join our team and play a key role in ensuring accurate and efficient payroll processing.
Your opportunity
As the Payroll Coordinator, you will be responsible for processing payroll for a specified group of schools. You will manage payroll tasks such as accurate data entry, reconciliation of payroll reports, and responding to employee queries related to pay and pensions.You will be the first point of contact for payroll and pension enquiries, ensuring that issues are resolved efficiently or escalated to the Payroll & Pensions Manager when needed. If you are passionate about payroll and providing excellent customer service, we would love to hear from you!
The successful candidate will be based at the GLF Office in Earlsfield Business Centre, Earlsfield. Occasional hybrid working can be agreed upon discussion.
Please read the job description carefully for a full overview of responsibilities.
What we are looking for:
- Previous experience in payroll processing or a similar role, ideally in an educational or public sector setting would be beneficial
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to liaise with both internal teams and external providers
- High level of confidentiality and discretion.
- A proactive approach with the ability to maintain high standards of service delivery
What the school offers its staff
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish- Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Further details about the role
The Details
Base:Earlsfield Business Centre, Earlsfield
Start Date: As soon as availablePay Scale: Specialist - £27,204 - £32,000 FTE
Hours:36 hours a week, 52 weeks a year
Contract type: PermanentClosing Date: 16th March 2025
Interview date: TBC
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.