HR Payroll Officer

PAYROLL AND PENSIONS OFFICEROur client, a prestigious independent school in London, is seeking an experienced and confident Payroll and Pensions Officer to join their team on a permanent basis. The role will manage recruitment, payroll, and pensions across busy sites and requires prior education-sector experience and strong IT capability. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a passionate, collaborative team within a respected and dynamic school environment.PAYROLL AND PENSIONS OFFICER ROLE:Administering the full employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, including offer letters, contracts, variations, and compliance updates across HRIS, personnel files, and payrollManaging monthly payroll for 200 employees, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submissions to the outsourced payroll providerAdministering pensions processes, including TPS updates, year-end verification, staff queries, and liaison with payroll and providersOverseeing safeguarding and compliance activities, including maintaining the Single Central Record and managing safeguarding training portals, allocation, and non-completionHandling day-to-day HR operations, including pre-employment vetting, absence management, job descriptions, recruitment packs, and occupational health coordinationAdvising and supporting headteachers, the COO, and senior leaders on staffing matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, probation, and appraisalsMaintaining and updating HR management systems, ..... full job details .....