Payroll Specialist with ad hoc casework responsibilities (Maternity cover)
London

About Us

Oasis is a ground-breaking global movement and group of charities and social enterprises working in 51 community hubs located in 11 countries across the world.

We create a new sense of neighbourhood in communities that had previously been forgotten by society and our Community Hub enables people to come together and fulfil their potential.

We are also raising the educational bar through our academies. A family of 52 educational institutions serving over 28,000 students from a variety of backgrounds, our academies seek to close the educational gap that exists between disadvantaged students and their more privileged counterparts. Our Community Hubs are integral to making this change.

We are currently looking for a part-time Payroll Specialist to join our brilliant team and cover a period of maternity leave, working up to 22.5 hours per week.
The Benefits

- Salary of £25,927 - £28,226 pro rata (plus London Weighting if applicable)
- Local Government pension scheme (14.2% employer contribution)
- Continuous professional development programme with training opportunities
- A supportive network and family of staff in a motivating working environment
- Make a positive, lasting difference within your community
- Support to grow and develop your knowledge
- A generous annual leave allowance of 25 days per year (+ 8 Bank Holidays) pro rata, rising to 30 days (+ 8 Bank Holidays) pro rata after two years of service and more!

If you are a talented and experienced administrator looking for the opportunity to develop your career within payroll and/or pensions and take on more responsibility, we have just the role for you!

You will work with people at all levels of our organisation and play an important role in the smooth running of our charity. As well as leading on payroll administration, you will learn about public sector pensions and will have the chance to develop expertise in many areas.

What’s more, it’s vital to our ethos, aims and mission that our staff are happy and feel supported in their workplace, so we’ll ensure you have access to great benefits and rewards to ensure your time with us is an enjoyable one.

The Role

As a Payroll Specialist, you will provide an efficient, accurate and legally compliant payroll and pension service to all staff in your allocation.

In this key role, you will deputise for the Deputy Payroll Manager in their absence, taking responsibility for the Payroll function across the organisation.

You will act as the first point of contact for payroll enquires from staff in your allocation and the second point of contact for all other employees, ensuring they receive a first-class customer service.

Additionally, you will:

- Process salaries in an accurate and timely fashion
- Create and maintain payroll standard operating procedures (SOP)
- Ensure payslips and any other payroll documents are sent out on time
- Keep up to date with developments and legislation around payroll, pensions and benefits
- Handle any ad hoc requests such as calculating redundancy payments
- Undertake various administrative activities

About You

To join us as a Payroll Specialist, you will need:

- Proven administrative experience, preferably in payroll
- Experience of working on an integrated payroll and/or HR system
- Good investigative and analysis skills
- The ability to observe confidentiality of sensitive personnel information
- To be customer-focused with good communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to take initiative and prioritise workload
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the confidence to liaise with staff at a senior level
- To be a competent user of Microsoft Office suite and have good Excel skills
- At a minimum, GSCE qualifications in Maths and English
- A payroll qualification or relevant time served experience, ideally within primary and secondary education

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday 26th August 2022 at 12:00pm.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Other organisations may call this role Payroll & Benefits Specialist, Payroll Administrator, Payroll Co-ordinator, Payroll Processor, or Payroll Advisor.

Webrecruit and Oasis Community Learning are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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