Baltic Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Payroll Clerk for a client located in Darlington. Our client is looking to appoint an experienced Payroll Clerk to join their team on an interim basis while they undertake recruitment for a permanent appointment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional with a strong background in education payroll to join a busy and rewarding working environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and managing the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, whilst maintaining compliance with relevant payroll legislation and procedures.

This is an office based role with flexibility to work from home. Preferably 4-days in the office and 1 day working from home. Although initially an interim position, there is potential for the role to become permanent for the right candidate.

Payroll Clerk Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and process the full end-to-end payroll function for employees across the Trust.
• Process monthly payroll accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Calculate and process new starters, leavers, salary changes, contractual amendments and other employee adjustments.
• Administer statutory payments, including SSP, SMP, SPP and other relevant statutory entitlements.
• Process overtime, additional hours, deductions, allowances and absence-related payments.
• Ensure payroll information is accurate and up to date, maintaining employee records and payroll documentation.
• Reconcile payroll data and investigate and resolve any discrepancies.
• Respond to payroll-related queries from employees and managers, providing a professional and confidential service.
• Liaise with HR and other departments to ensure payroll information is received and processed correctly.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC requirements, pension regulations and relevant payroll legislation.
• Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive employee and financial information.

Payroll Clerk Applicants:

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll within an education environment.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, procedures and statutory requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines within a busy payroll environment.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.

Desirable Requirements

• Previous experience using the Edupay payroll system is highly desirable.
• Experience processing payroll for a Multi-Academy Trust.

Working Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 4:00pm and Friday, 8:00am - 3:30pm. Hourly rate is: -17.17 - -18.44 per hour (depending on experience). Although initially an interim position, there is potential for the role to become permanent for the right candidate.