Are you an organised, detail-oriented individual with a passion for payroll, and pensions? Are you looking to develop your career in these areas within the education sector? We have an exciting opportunity for a Payroll, and Pensions Officer to join our team and support the smooth running of Payroll & Pensions function at Tameside College. As one of our support colleagues you’ll go into the Greater Manchester Pension scheme with a generous employer contribution. You’ll enjoy some really great benefit’s too, for example, a great holiday allowance of 33 days (Pro-rota) which doesn’t include bank holidays or up to 3 efficiency days at Christmas, Costa Coffee on site, Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road, onsite bakery products at Tameside One, dining experiences at out Restaurant at Tameside One, retail discounts, a cycle to work scheme, a cash health care plan via simply health and a savings club via the Manchester Credit Union. About the Role: As the Payroll and Pensions Officer, you will be responsible for a wide range of duties with a strong focus on payroll processing, pension schemes, and general financial administration. You will be integral to ensuring that all payroll and pension contributions are processed accurately and on time, supporting the financial health and compliance of the organisation. Key Responsibilities: Processing staff payroll in a timely and accurate manner, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation. Processing pension administration, including calculating and processing employee and employer deductions, liaising with pension providers, and ensuring correct and timely reporting. Maintaining and updating employee payroll records and ensuring that all data is current and accurate. Reconciling payroll reports and resolving any discrepancies or issues. Assisting with monthly and annual financial reports, providing analysis as needed. Assisting with the preparation of budget forecasts and financial planning. Ensuring compliance with taxation regulations and staying up-to-date with any changes in payroll or pension legislation. Providing support to staff and answering payroll-related queries. Collaborating with other finance team members to ensure effective and efficient financial operations. About You: We are looking for a candidate who is enthusiastic about developing their career in finance, payroll, or pensions within an educational setting. This role may be suitable for someone who works within a finance team but wants to develop experience into Payroll and Pensions. Your attention to detail will be exceptional and you should be comfortable working with spreadsheets and financial systems. About us: - Tameside College has an excellent reputation backed up with a ‘good’ Ofsted rating. This is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. Tameside College in Ashton-Under-Lyne Greater Manchester, is a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience. We believe in excellence and back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment. Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this. Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview. Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. Subject to the volume of applications we may decide to close the vacancy earlier than advertised. Come join us on our journey to outstanding! Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CV’s forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.