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Payroll and Pensions Manager

Star Academies, Blackburn, BB1 2HT

This job expired on 4 October 2026 – see similar jobs

• 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

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.

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Additional documents

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JDPS - Payroll and Pensions Manager.pdf - 377 KB (opens in new tab)

About Star Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Star Academies website
• Email address: info@staracademies.org
• Phone number: 0330 313 9800
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/star-academies

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