Job Description

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Payroll Officer

Salary

FTE Grade 5 (30,024 to 32,597)

Actual salary

20,286 - 22,025 (with under 5 years service)

Contract term

25 hours, 52 weeks, permanent

Start date

As soon as possible

Closing date

Midnight Monday 25 August 2025

Mercia Learning Trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.

Why do we exist?

To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.

How do we behave?

We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.

We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.

We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.

What do we do?

We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character.

How will we succeed?

A culture of excellence - high standards shaped by clarity, not control.

Academic focus - empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.

Purposeful collaboration - relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.

The role

Mercia Learning Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced payroll officer to run our Trust's in-house payroll system (Edupay).

You will join a small team in the central office based in Nether Edge, where you will play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing for all staff.

The candidate

The successful candidate will:

have a working knowledge of payroll systems and databases

be experienced in pensions administration

have proven success as a payroll practitioner. Previous experience is essential (though not necessarily in the education sector)

be self-motivated, customer focused and organised

have the ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

have a strong moral purpose and drive for improvement.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,024.00-32,597.00 per year

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Free flu jabs Free parking Sick pay
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 25/08/2025
Reference ID: PAY2508