Payroll Manager - 1 Year FTC

Hireful Agency; Northampton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-academy trust in Northampton is looking for a payroll specialist for a maternity cover role. You will manage all payroll activities for over 600 employees, ensuring compliance with HMRC legislation and supporting multiple pension schemes. The ideal candidate will have CIPP Level 3 qualifications and experience working within complex organizations like education or public sector. This role offers a competitive salary of £45,000 along with great benefits including a local government pension scheme and access to health and wellbeing services.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Local government pension scheme

Access to health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• CIPP Level 3 certification is essential, Level 5 is preferred.
• Strong experience delivering payroll within a complex organization, ideally in education or public sector.
• Excellent knowledge of HMRC legislation and statutory payroll requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll-related changes including starters, leavers, and contract amendments.
• Administer employee benefits, salary sacrifice schemes, and childcare vouchers.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC, PAYE, NI, and statutory payments.
• Produce payroll reconciliations, statutory returns, and audit documentation.
• Line manage and coach a Payroll Administrator.

Skills

CIPP Level 3

Experience in payroll within complex organizations

Knowledge of HMRC legislation and statutory payroll requirements

Experience with HR and Payroll systems

Tools

Every HR

Staffology

Job description

Job Overview

This maternity cover contract is working with a thriving multi-academy trust making a real impact across the East Midlands.

You’ll lead on all things Payroll, Pensions & Benefits, as part of the HR function, based at their HQ near Grange Park, Northampton.

This is a full end-to-end payroll service supporting 600+ employees across seven schools, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and exceptional service delivery.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage payroll-related changes including starters, leavers, contract amendments and personal data updates
• Administer employee benefits, salary sacrifice schemes and childcare vouchers
• Manage LGPS (Buckinghamshire & West Northamptonshire) and Teachers’ Pension Scheme processes
• Ensure compliance with HMRC, PAYE, NI, statutory payments (SSP, SMP, etc.)
• Produce payroll reconciliations, statutory returns, and audit documentation
• Line managing and coaching a Payroll Administrator who will support you running the service

What you need to bring

• CIPP Level 3 is essential here, Level 5 even better
• Strong experience delivering payroll within a complex organisation - ideally education or public sector
• Excellent knowledge of HMRC legislation and statutory payroll requirements
• Experience with HR and Payroll systems, ideally Every HR and Staffology

Why you’ll love this job

• You’ll be part of a friendly, well-established, knowledgeable HR team
• Competitive salary of £45,000
• Great benefits including generous local government pension scheme, plus access to health and wellbeing services.

If you’re a payroll specialist who thrives on accuracy and enjoys supporting people just as much as processing numbers, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today.