Payroll Administrator

Payroll Administrator

Location: Camborne
Salary: £23,876.84 - £24,069.24 FTE (CC24 - CC28)
Terms & Conditions: Full Time or Part Time as part of job share (16 / 37 hours per week/52 weeks per year), Support Contract. Initially Fixed Term Contract, 6 - 12 months
Closing Date: 2 March 2025
Interviews: TBC

About Us

As the largest further education and training provider in the region, we are proud to be the first-choice college for over 30,000 students last year. Ranking among the largest colleges in the UK, we operate across 10 campuses spanning Cornwall and Devon.

About the Role

Based at our Camborne campus, we are seeking a Payroll Administrator to join our small and friendly team. The Payroll Administrator will play a key role in the efficient and accurate administration of payroll within a fast-paced department. Key responsibilities will include data entry and validation, responding to payroll and pension-related queries, assisting staff with navigating the integrated HR & Payroll system, and handling various administrative tasks as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, process and check starters, leavers and changes within the payroll system and all related administrative tasks.
• General data input within payroll system, including payroll calculations.
• Review, process and check manual and online claims.
• Maintaining the high level of customer service provided to colleagues from a payroll, reward and pension perspective.
• Maintaining all pension related responsibilities and tasks from an employer's perspective.
• Statutory processing - Keeping up to date with all legislative requirements and processing such as applying tax codes, national insurance amendments and court orders.
• Month end reconciliations and clear down of the Payroll system.
• Statutory reporting - Ensure all regulatory and legislative requirements are met by reporting all Payroll and Pension information in a timely manner.

Skills & Experience

Applicants must have experience of working within a payroll, finance or HR based position with workable knowledge of payroll processing. Experience of payroll and pension processing is desirable, along with experience with the system iTrent.

Hours of Work

This role can be carried out by one person on a full-time basis (37 hours per week, Monday - Friday), or by two people on a job share basis (2.5 / 2 days per week x2, Monday - Friday, days to be agreed). Please note, this role is initially on a Fixed Term Contract basis for a minimum of 6 months from the start date of employment, however this could be extended/made permanent depending on business requirements.

Benefits

We have excellent terms and conditions of employment. We offer:

• Generous annual leave schemes - 25 days per annum for support roles (pro-rata for part-time), plus a paid Christmas closure of two weeks for most roles.
• Access to generous occupational pension schemes for teachers and support staff.
• Flexible and supportive family friendly working practices.
• A range of staff development activities available and all employees have access to free tuition on many of our courses.
• A range of health and wellbeing initiatives to our employees including access to free counselling and a corporate eye care scheme.
• Employee discount scheme via a corporate benefit scheme - discounts with major retailers.
• Most of our campus sites offer free parking to employees as well as discounted restaurants and salons.

How to apply

Please complete an application via our jobs page, clicking on the specific job you are interested in and select 'Apply Now'.

Contact us

If you require further information please contact our Recruitment Team - recruitment@cornwall.ac.uk

The Cornwall College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful appointment to this role will require satisfactory completion of recruitment checks.

The Cornwall College Group is committed to fostering a sustainable and responsible work environment. Education and Training providers have a crucial role in preserving and protecting the environment for future generations. As part of TCCG's mission, it seeks individuals who share our passion for sustainability and want to impact the world positively.

Staff can contribute to sustainability initiatives, such as reducing carbon emissions, minimising waste and implementing eco-friendly practices. Employees are encouraged to actively participate in sustainability programs and offer resources and support for their personal sustainability goals.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the adverts should we receive a sufficient level of interest!