Payroll Manager

£41,990 to £48,228
per annum
Grade:  Grade 7
Contract Type:  Permanent
Hours per Week:  35.5
Date Posted:  Wednesday 03 January 2024
Closing Date:  Wednesday 31 January 2024
Interview Date: 

To be confirmed
Reference:  FIN538

Middlesex is about transformational journeys, empowering our students with the tools, attributes and opportunities to turn their potential into success. Our distinctive student experience is defined by innovative teaching and learning, engaging and vibrant campuses with the richness of our diversity. 

To support this, the Financial Services team are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to work in the Payroll Team. 

The appointed individual will have significant experience in running a payroll function and hold an accounting qualification to at least part-qualified AAT level. The individual will have the ability to work as part of a team, sometimes under pressure; they will be a natural communicator and multi tasker. They will need to have the confidence to drive payroll activities to ensure that deadlines legislative requirements are met. 

Key duties of the post include, but are not limited to: ensuring that all information is processed accurately in time for payroll runs; ensuring that payments are made to the appropriate third-party bodies for taxes and pensions; reconciling all payroll control accounts, resolving differences and implementing safeguards to prevent differences from re-occurring; ensuring that security protocols and procedures are in place and operate effectively; and understanding and implementation of PAYE, NI, Auto-enrolment, Pension, Maternity, Paternity and sick pay regulations.

If you wish to discuss the job in further detail please contact Efua Ogunleye, Head of Finance Operations, via email on [email protected]  

We value diversity and strive to create a fairer, more equitable work environment for our staff and students.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff diversity networks, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

Middlesex is home to a diverse community of professionals. We are a bronze award holder of the Athena Swan Charter, a member of the Race Equality Charter, a Stonewall Top 100 employer and Gold award holder in 2023, and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to improving employment opportunities for underrepresented groups.