Payroll Officer

Overview

Solent Academies Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, professional, and highly motivated Payroll Officer to join our Central Trust team.

This is an exciting new opportunity to become part of a growing, busy team. You will be based at Cliffdale Primary Academy however, some cross-site working will be required across our other schools within the Trust.

Personal attributes

The successful candidate will:

Provide a professional, efficient, confidential, and proactive payroll provision
Be flexible, hardworking, proactive, and able to work under pressure
Have experience in detailed calculations for all types of staff/payroll contracts
Have strong organisational and interpersonal skills
Have excellent IT skills including MS Office, mainly covering Microsoft Excel
Willing to work towards a Payroll qualification or equivalent
Have exceptionally high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
Be a car owner and driver

Salary & Benefits

Band 7, 25 hours a week, 52 weeks

£20,119 - £22,935

(Annual FTE salary £29,777 - £33,945)

We offer you:

Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development
Superb finance resources
The opportunity to be part of an innovative and forward thinking Trust
A happy, committed, and supportive community
Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time
17.9% employer pension contribution
Confidential Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service
Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff
Free onsite parking
CPD opportunities to support Career development
Employee Referral Scheme
27 days annual leave which increases to 31 after 5 years service

Location

Solent Academies Trust
Gisors Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 8GT

Supporting documents

Deadline and how to apply

Please complete a Solent Academies Trust application form accompanied by a letter of application.

If you have any questions at all or you wish to submit an application, please email recruitment@solentacademiestrust.info

Please note we will only accept applications completed on our Solent Academies Trust form.

Closing date: Monday 5^th June at 9am

Interviews to be held w/c 5^th June and/or 12^th June

Equal opportunities

Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.