GLF Schools are looking for a Payroll Coordinator to join our team and play a key role in ensuring accurate and efficient payroll processing.

Your opportunity

As the Payroll Coordinator, you will be responsible for processing payroll for a specified group of schools. You will manage payroll tasks such as accurate data entry, reconciliation of payroll reports, and responding to employee queries related to pay and pensions. You will be the first point of contact for payroll and pension enquiries, ensuring that issues are resolved efficiently or escalated to the Payroll & Pensions Manager when needed. If you are passionate about payroll and providing excellent customer service, we would love to hear from you!

The successful candidate will be based at the GLF Office in Earlsfield Business Centre, Earlsfield. Occasional hybrid working can be agreed upon discussion.

Please read the job description carefully for a full overview of responsibilities.

What we are looking for:

• Previous experience in payroll processing or a similar role, ideally in an educational or public sector setting would be beneficial
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to liaise with both internal teams and external providers
• High level of confidentiality and discretion.
• A proactive approach with the ability to maintain high standards of service delivery

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Base: Earlsfield Business Centre, Earlsfield

Start Date: As soon as available

Pay Scale: Specialist - £27,204 - £32,000 FTE

Hours: 36 hours a week, 52 weeks a year

Contract type: Permanent

Closing Date: 16th March 2025

Interview date: TBC

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF Schools recognises and celebrates the diversity of its schools and their communities. There is a shared commitment across the Trust to develop further a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated, and individuals are treated equitably and fairly and feel a sense of belonging. We strive for an inclusive environment where staff, children and students are comfortable to express their own identity, should they wish, in which diversity and inclusion is of mutual benefit for everyone in our schools. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups including those based on ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

We also reserve the right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.