Payroll Lead
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 July 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0EW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2601ee50-0887-47c1-86bd-901aa1005f1d |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The payroll lead will be the in-house payroll lead and will support the Trust’s external payroll provider in providing an effective payroll and pension service, ensuring that employees of all schools are paid accurately and on time and have accurate pension records. The payroll lead will also support the HR team with the administration of HR processes and employee life-cycle issues.
What you will offer
The successful applicant will have previous experience in a payroll environment.
What the school offers its staff
You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• A strong commitment to professional development
• We strive to be a family friendly employer
• Employee counselling service
• Cycle to work scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
The payroll lead will be the in-house payroll lead and will support the Trust’s external payroll provider in providing an effective payroll and pension service, ensuring that employees of all schools are paid accurately and on time and have accurate pension records. The payroll lead will also support the HR team with the administration of HR processes and employee life-cycle issues.
What you will offer
The successful applicant will have previous experience in a payroll environment.
What the school offers its staff
You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• A strong commitment to professional development
• We strive to be a family friendly employer
• Employee counselling service
• Cycle to work scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.