Payroll and Pensions Assistant

Outwood Grange Academies Trust, Wakefield, WF1 2PF

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,254 - £28,142

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Role

As a Payroll and Pensions Assistant, you will provide essential administrative support to ensure our staff are paid accurately and on time. You will be responsible for undertaking payroll processing, handling statutory deductions, and assisting with monthly pension returns.This is a fantastic opportunity for a detail-oriented professional to take on real responsibility, work alongside senior colleagues, and develop a specialised skill set within a large-scale educational trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Payroll Processing:Accurately carry out monthly payroll procedures and resolve queries in a timely manner.
• Compliance:Ensure all data processing meets statutory guidelines, HMRC requirements, and Trust policies.
• Data Validation:Interpret terms and conditions of employment to ensure the accuracy of payroll and pension data.
• Stakeholder Engagement:Communicate effectively with HR colleagues and external agencies (such as pension providers) to resolve sensitive issues professionally.
• Administration:Maintain organised records and archive documents in line with retention requirements.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:

• Secure Pay & Pension:Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Training & Progression:Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.

• Flexibility & Leave:Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff.(Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)

• Wellbeing & Perks:Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

BUS007a Finance Assistant (Payroll & Pensions) PS.pdf - 227 KB (opens in new tab)

Payroll and Pensions Assistant JD (1).pdf - 51 KB (opens in new tab)

About Outwood Grange Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Outwood Grange Academies Trust website
• Email address: m.smith@outwood.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/outwood-grange-academies-trust

We are an award-winning multi-academy education trust with passion, purpose and people at our heart. We manage 41 transformative primary, junior, secondary and Post 16 schools up and down the North of England, from Redcar to Nottinghamshire, each celebrating very different identities but driven by a shared vision. Each academy is individually shaped around the community and children it serves.

Arranging a visit to Outwood Grange Academies Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email m.smith@outwood.com.

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