Payroll and Pensions Manager

Star Academies; Guide; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Star Academies is seeking a Payroll and Pensions Manager to administer and report employees’ pension information to pension schemes, including Teachers’ Pension Scheme and Local Government Schemes. The role requires managing payroll cut-off dates and external reporting deadlines with HMRC.

The successful candidate will act as the subject expert on education sector payroll/pensions and lead a small central team to onboard new schools into the Trust’s schemes, ensuring alignment with policy and

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of industry specific payroll and pension matters.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Management and coaching skills in leading a small central payroll and pensions team.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Staff onboarding experience.
• Experience in public sector defined benefit pension scheme administration processes and education specific terms and conditions.
• Payroll system implementation, configuration and management experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer and report employees’ pension information to all pension schemes.
• Manage tight payroll cut-off dates alongside external reporting deadlines set by pension schemes and HMRC.
• Lead onboarding of new schools into the Trust’s payroll and pension schemes.
• Provide expert guidance on education sector payroll and pensions matters.

Skills

Payroll and pensions management

Public sector pension administration

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Analytics and reporting

Staff onboarding

Job description

Who we’re looking for

As the Payroll and Pensions Manager, you will be administering and reporting employees’ pension information to all pension schemes (currently Teachers’ Pension Scheme and 4 Local Government Pension Schemes).

The successful candidate will need to manage tight payroll cut-off dates alongside the various external reporting deadlines set by the pension schemes and HMRC.

You will be the subject expert on education sector specific payroll and pensions subject matters, and you will have three direct reports supporting you in delivering the Trust’s payroll and pension obligations. As the Trust continues to grow, both organically and through conversions, you will lead on onboarding new schools into the Trust’s payroll and pension schemes.

You will have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of industry specific payroll and pension matters.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Management and coaching skills in leading a small central payroll and pensions team.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Staff onboarding experience.
• Experience in public sector defined benefit pension scheme administration processes and education specific terms and conditions.
• Payroll system implementation, configuration and management experience.
• Full commitment to our vision and values.