Payroll and Pensions Manager
Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
4 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £55,224.00 to £60,952.00 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
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.
What the school offers its staff
About Star Central
Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies and our schools.
The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders.
Further information about the job
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.
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About Star Academies
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Star Academies website
- Email address
- info@staracademies.org
- Phone number
- 0330 313 9800
Head office location
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