Education Payroll Specialist (iTrent) - Interim

Macmillan Davies; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Davies is recruiting an experienced People Payroll Officer on an interim basis for an education sector organisation. The role focuses on hands-on educational payroll processing using iTrent, with additional support across the wider HR/People function.

Responsible for end-to-end payroll runs, resolving queries, and ensuring deadlines are met, you will operate in a hybrid setup (2 days on-site) and contribute to payroll projects during quieter periods.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience administering educational payroll using iTrent.
• Experience managing payroll processes and pay runs from start to finish.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and maintain accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Administer the educational payroll using iTrent, ensuring accurate and timely pay runs.
• Support the team with parallel payroll runs.
• Manage day-to-day payroll administration and resolve queries.
• Ensure payroll information is accurate and processed within deadlines.
• Support employees and stakeholders with payroll-related queries.
• Provide wider HR/People support during quieter payroll periods.
• Assist with general HR administration and employee lifecycle processes.

Skills

Hands-on payroll experience

Deadline management

Payroll administration

Education

Educational payroll experience

Tools

iTrent

Job description

Macmillan Davies is recruiting an experienced People Payroll Officer on an interim basis for an education sector organisation. The role focuses on hands-on educational payroll processing using iTrent, with additional support across the wider HR/People function.

Responsible for end-to-end payroll runs, resolving queries, and ensuring deadlines are met, you will operate in a hybrid setup (2 days on-site) and contribute to payroll projects during quieter periods.