Payroll Administrator

Teaching Vacancies; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated educational organization in St. Austell is looking for a Payroll Administrator to process payroll, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality while providing exceptional service to staff. You will assist with expense checks, prepare pension returns, and maintain compliance with sector requirements. Ideal candidates will demonstrate attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a passion for supporting education. Benefits include health and wellbeing programs, pension contributions, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Organised, professional, and passionate about supporting education.
• Previous payroll or finance experience preferred (not mandatory).
• Experience with payroll software or systems is an advantage.
• Knowledge of education sector payroll regulations (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Process payroll administration, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
• Assist with expense and overtime checks.
• Prepare Teachers’ Pension and Local Government Pension Scheme returns.
• Maintain compliance with education sector requirements and statutory deadlines.
• Handle queries, data input, and routine correspondence with staff.
• Conduct periodic payroll reconciliations and audits.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Organised and professional

Passion for supporting education

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking a Payroll Administrator to join our dedicated team supporting schools across the Trust. This role focuses on payroll administration, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality while delivering exceptional service to staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Process payroll administration, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
• Assist with expense and overtime checks.
• Prepare Teachers’ Pension and Local Government Pension Scheme returns.
• Maintain compliance with education sector requirements and statutory deadlines.
• Handle queries, data input, and routine correspondence with staff.
• Conduct periodic payroll reconciliations and audits.

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
• Organised, professional, and passionate about supporting education.
• Previous payroll or finance experience preferred (not mandatory).
• Experience with payroll software or systems is an advantage.
• Knowledge of education sector payroll regulations (preferred).

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing
• Pension
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Parking

About Wave Multi Academy Trust

Wave is an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies, Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy. We provide education to vulnerable pupils aged 4–19 across Devon and Cornwall, educating over 1000 pupils and employing more than 350 staff.

Mission & Values

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development of pupils and prepares them for adulthood.
• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, offer effective and personalised programmes.
• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes toward themselves and others, promote emotional well‑being and self‑esteem, and help pupils recognise their potential.
• Respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, developing confidence, independence, self‑esteem and expressing their needs and desires.
• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
• Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and will follow Safer Recruitment Procedures. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, and online checks may be carried out.

Application Process

We need your application as soon as possible; we may close this vacancy early as we review applications. Please do not wait for the deadline to submit your application.