Payroll Administrator

Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust 

Cainscross Road, Stroud, GLOS, GL5 4HE 

Email: recruitment@cbat.academy 

Payroll Administrator 

Permanent, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year or Term Time only plus 2 weeks. 

Competitive Salary

Based in Stroud  

We are looking for a Payroll Administrator to join our talented and supportive team at Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust. We are a thriving Multi-Academy Trust with a strong collective identity working together to generate and celebrate success within our communities. Can you bring the ambition, professionalism and drive necessary to support our pupils to achieve their utmost potential? 

Hours – 8am to 4pm (core hours negotiable)  

Start Date – ASAP 

Responsible for handling payroll processes, maintaining accurate records and providing support to the HR department. To provide an excellent service for the Trust and Trust schools, including: 

Creating, storing and maintaining employee payroll records which details attendance, expense sheets, timesheets as well as hours employees work according to their pay grade. Support in maintaining Trust personnel policies.  

Experience in payroll advantageous but not essential (as full training can be provided). Must be able to use spreadsheets/pivot tables and able to analysis payroll data, excellent numerical skills required.  

We are committed to providing the very best learning experience for every young person in our Trust. You will be based in one of our schools in Stroud, but you will be part of a wider family of schools working together and offering opportunities for career development across our Trust. You will bring energy, initiative, experience, attention to detail and an unlimited enthusiasm for transforming our pupils’ learning. We will bring an excellent working environment, a generous benefits package and training opportunities. If you think you have the skills and experience to match, please apply on a Trust application form, CVs will not be considered. 

Send your Application Form and Covering letter to recruitment@cbat.academy by noon Friday 5th April 2024 

Interviews will be held w/c 8th April 2024 

For more information, or to request an application form, please email recruitment@cbat.academy 

Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. This role involves some work with students and provides regular access to children, therefore is a regulated activity. Please see our Recruitment and Selection Policy including Recruitment of Ex-Offenders on the CBAT website.