Payroll Advisor

One Education Ltd; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holidays

LGPS

Flexible working

Free parking

Manchester-based travel

Job summary

One Education Ltd is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Payroll Advisor to provide an end-to-end payroll support service to our clients in the education sector. You will work as part of a small but highly motivated payroll team, delivering accurate, timely payroll support with a strong eye for detail.

The role involves office-based initial training with eventual hybrid working options, and a focus on meeting strict payroll deadlines while delivering excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll sector with client-facing service.
• Fundamental understanding of payroll legislation, such as taxation, statutory deductions and HMRC reporting requirements.
• Ability to manually calculate payroll deductions.
• Ability to answer queries about pay slips and net pay calculations.
• Excellent attention to detail and taking pride in a thorough approach.
• To understand the importance of working to strict deadlines.
• Proficiency in the use of IT, including experience of payroll software, Excel, Word and using IT in a Windows operating environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end payroll support to clients.
• Manage and prioritise workloads to meet payroll deadlines.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Attention to detail

Deadline driven

Customer service

Tools

Payroll software

Excel

Word

Job description

Here at One Education, we're looking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Payroll Advisor to provide an end-to‑to‑end payroll support service to our clients.

Working as part of a small but highly motivated payroll team, you'll assist customers by providing an accurate, timely and responsive payroll support provision to customers in the education sector.

The successful candidate will have outstanding attention to detail and exceptional customer service skills. You will work well to a range of payroll deadlines by effectively managing and prioritising workloads.

Experience in the payroll sector is essential, though in-house training will be provided on specific systems, processes and education sector requirements. This will be office based for the initial training then flexible hybrid working will be available.

Requirements:

• Experience in working in the payroll sector, providing a client-facing service.
• Fundamental understanding of payroll legislation, such as taxation, statutory deductions and HMRC reporting requirements.
• Ability to manually calculate payroll deductions.
• Ability to answer queries about pay slips and net pay calculations.
• Excellent attention to detail and taking pride in a thorough approach.
• To understand the importance of working to strict deadlines.
• Proficiency in the use of IT, including experience of payroll software, Excel, Word and using IT in a Windows operating environment.

Why work for One Education?

• We are one of the biggest educational support companies in the North of England delivering a full range of services to schools and other agencies.
• We are at the forefront of creative practice.
• We take pride in our diversity of practice including IT, HR, Educational Psychology, Finance, Safeguarding and Payroll to name a few. Our website oneeducation.co.uk will inform you of the full range of services we offer.
• We work from a modern, vibrant office with good transport links and free parking close by.

What do we care about?

• The schools, services and the children and young people we support.
• Our ethos, values and principles that underpin our work.
• Our people their interests, passions and well-being are truly acknowledged and supported.

Joining One Education, you can look forward to a wealth of benefits:

• 30 days holidays (plus Bank Holidays) and office closure at Christmas.
• Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Flexible working following successful period of probation.
• Free onsite parking when working at One Education offices.
• Based in Manchester occasional travel to schools across Greater Manchester.

If you are ready for a change from your current role and have the ability to deliver a great service in a challenging environment, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: 9th October 2026

Screening Interviews: 14th and 15th October 2026

Interviews: 20th and 21st October 2026

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.