Payroll & Accounts Assistant


Camphill MK Communities
Location 

Milton Keynes

Employment Hours 

Part Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£26,000 per annum pro rate

Job Highlights
  • Do you want to be part of a unique Community where people live, work, learn and celebrate life together?
  • We are looking for someone to work with our finance team as a Payroll and Accounts Assistant in a part time flexible role.
  • We offer induction and training programme for new staff and career development opportunities, including professional qualifications relevant to the role.
Job Requirements/Description

Do you want to be part of a unique Community where people live, work, learn and celebrate life together?

About Us:

Camphill Milton Keynes Communities is a charity providing unique person centred support, based on a modern view of the Camphill movement, for adults with learning disabilities and autistic spectrum condition, as well as a number of people living in the Milton Keynes area who have a learning disability.

About the Role:

Camphill MK Communities, a charity in Milton Keynes, is looking for someone to work with our finance team as a Payroll and Accounts Assistant in a part time flexible role. Responsible for setting up and running the payroll each month dealing with our staff team and supporting the existing finance function. Camphill is a vibrant and friendly community supporting adults with learning disabilities.

Key responsibilities include:

  • To run monthly payroll and payroll administration for charity and to provide financial assistance to finance team.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Education to GCSE level standard or equivalent, including English
  • Experience of working on payroll
  • Experience of working in an office environment, in a finance role
  • Experience of working with cloud based payroll and accounts software
  • Experience of record keeping
  • Experience of working as a team
  • Good written and oral communication skills

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Effective knowledge and understanding of payroll processes and systems
  • Effective knowledge and understanding of accounting principles
  • Experience of payroll entry and support
  • Working knowledge of cloud based payroll and accounting software, particularly Quickbooks and Access.
  • Proficiency in working with Microsoft Office programmes such as Word and Excel.
  • Good keyboard and IT skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage overtime and bank hours from staff.
  • Input starters, leavers, contract changes to payroll system.
  • Manage pension scheme administration.
  • Administer payroll scheme from start to finish each month.
  • Manage payroll documentation such as payslips, P60s and P45s.
  • Produce payroll reports for management.
  • Administer financial support for tenants including dealing with housing benefit and local authorities.
  • Assist Finance team as and when required.
  • Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.
  • Ability to work under pressure with the flexibility to adapt quickly to varying workloads.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
  • Perform general clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, faxing & emailing.

Staff Training & Personal Development:

  • Participate in supervision and staff appraisal.
  • Attend staff meetings when required.
  • Participate in ongoing in-house and external training and professional and personal development activities.

General:

  • Build a professional working relationship with residents, colleagues and relevant professionals.
  • Represent CMKC in a positive and professional manner.
  • Adhere to confidentiality procedure.
  • Comply with CMKC and social care workers (GSCC) Codes of Practice. 
  • Comply with CMKC policies and procedures.
  • To work in accordance with CMKC mission and vision statements and statement of values
  • Able to work on own initiative and under direction
  • High attention to detail and high level of accuracy
  • Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels
  • Basic awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities
Camphill MK Communities
Location 

Milton Keynes

Employment Hours 

Part Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£26,000 per annum pro rate

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