Payroll Administrator
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,843 to £26,093 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2026 |
| Location: | Durham, County Durham, DH1 5FA |
| Company: | Durham University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 25001605_1764850504 |
Summary
The Role and the Department
People are the most important asset of Durham University, and our HR Department is pivotal in ensuring that we attract, recruit, develop, reward and retain the very best talent from across the world into our University community. Building on our bold and ambitious University Strategy, a key role of HR is to secure the University's strategic aim, 'to be a world leading employer' by ensuring that our staff can reach their full potential. The HR Department plays a lead role in creating a working environment for our staff (and potential staff) which is supportive, stimulating and informative which provides for creative and innovative employment practices and opportunities. Our aim is to make sure that Durham University is a great place to work.
Reporting to the Payroll Manager & Assistant Payroll Manager of HR Pay Service team the
purpose of this role is to provide administrative support for Payroll activities. The post holder will be responsible for accurately processing payroll changes using a number of systems, ensuring that all activities are completed within the necessary timeframe, in accordance with policy, and that complete up to date records are maintained in accordance with legislation.
The HR team have introduced a hybrid model of working where there is a requirement to work at least two days per week in the office, these days are flexible, but the expectation is that the whole team would be in together on these days.
Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.
The base location for this role is Boldon House, our exciting new professional services hub. Boldon House is situated on the outskirts of Durham near the Arnison Centre in Pity Me. Boldon House brings a number of professional services teams together in a vibrant office environment which supports collaborative working and is designed to embrace hybrid working. To find out more, visit the project webpage: .
What you are required to submit:
* A CV
* A covering letter which shows examples of how you meet all of the criteria within the Person Specification
Contact details
If you would like to have a chat or ask any questions about the role, Christina Mancini would be happy to speak to you.
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