Payroll & Accounts Assistant

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