Payroll and Pensions Trainer (Education)

IRIS Recruitment; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Travel opportunities

Job summary

IRIS Software Group's Education Division is hiring a Payroll & Pensions Trainer to design and deliver education payroll and pensions training across the UK, with travel to Manchester, Leeds and Grimsby. You will create engaging content and run workshops to build knowledge and confidence in our teams.

You will work remotely and face-to-face, delivering sessions, handling complex queries, and ensuring compliance with current payroll legislation, TPS/LGPS knowledge, and best practices in education

Qualifications

• Proven payroll experience, ideally within a bureau, outsourced payroll or education payroll.
• Experience delivering training, coaching or supporting learning initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, RTI and year-end processing.
• Understanding of Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), LGPS or similar pension arrangements.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to simplify complex payroll concepts for different audiences.
• Professional payroll qualifications such as CIPP or AAT (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering payroll and pensions training programmes.
• Providing specialist expertise on TPS, LGPS and education-sector payroll regulations.
• Creating engaging learning materials, guides, assessments and e-learning content.
• Delivering workshops, webinars, classroom sessions and one-to-one coaching.
• Supporting payroll colleagues with complex queries and technical guidance.
• Helping teams stay up to date with payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Evaluating training effectiveness and implementing improvements.
• Supporting onboarding, system migrations and business change initiatives.

Skills

Payroll experience

Training delivery

Communication

Facilitation

TPS/LGPS knowledge

Payroll legislation knowledge

Education sector familiarity

CIPP / AAT (desirable)

Education

CIPP or AAT

Job description

Payroll and Pensions Trainer (Education)

UK with travel to Manchester, Leeds and Grimsby

Competitive + Bonus

Permanent full time

Education Division Remote Travel Required

At IRIS Software Group, we're trusted by thousands of organisations across the UK to deliver mission-critical software and services. Within our Education Division, we're continuing to grow and are now seeking an experienced Payroll & Pensions Trainer to help develop the next generation of payroll professionals supporting schools and education organisations.

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys sharing knowledge, developing people and driving best practice.

As our Payroll & Pensions Trainer, you'll design and deliver high-quality training programmes focused on education payroll and pensions, ensuring our teams have the knowledge and confidence to provide exceptional service to our customers.

You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders, delivering training both remotely and face-to-face while creating engaging learning content and supporting continuous improvement across our operations.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and delivering payroll and pensions training programmes.
• Providing specialist expertise on Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), LGPS and education-sector payroll regulations.
• Creating engaging learning materials, guides, assessments and e-learning content.
• Delivering workshops, webinars, classroom sessions and one-to-one coaching.
• Supporting payroll colleagues with complex queries and technical guidance.
• Helping teams stay up to date with payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Evaluating training effectiveness and implementing improvements.
• Supporting onboarding, system migrations and business change initiatives.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in speaking with candidates who have:

• Proven payroll experience, ideally within a bureau, outsourced payroll or education payroll environment.
• Experience delivering training, coaching or supporting learning initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, RTI and year-end processing.
• Understanding of Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), LGPS or similar pension arrangements.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• The ability to simplify complex payroll concepts for different audiences.
• Professional payroll qualifications such as CIPP or AAT (desirable).

Why Join IRIS?

At IRIS, our people are at the heart of our success. We are proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women. We invest in our people, encourage continuous development and provide opportunities to make a meaningful impact within a market-leading organisation.

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Please note:

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.