Payroll Assistant

Marleigh Primary Academy, Cambridge, CB5 8BG

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  27 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Cambridgeshire NJC Scale 5 - £28,598.00 - £31,022.00 FTE per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be assisting the Payroll and Pensions Manager with the day to day efficient running of the Payroll and Pensions department. This includes working on all aspects of the end-to-end payroll and pensions process, providing timely and accurate responses to queries, liaising with colleagues in the HR department to ensure that all current payroll changes are successfully processed in the iTrent integrated HR and Payroll system and with our outsourced payroll provider to ensure that all changes are processed accurately and on time.

Essential:
- Experience of running payroll
- Experience with manual payrollcalculations
- Knowledge of Tax, National Insurance,Statutory Deductions, Statutory SickPay and Statutory Parental Payments
- Knowledge of pension legislation forautomatic enrolment
- Minimum GCSE Maths and English Standard

Desirable;
- Experience with using iTrent
- Experience of LGPS and Teacher

What the school offers its staff

At Anglian Learning we can offer:

• a supportive, committed and motivated team full of specialist staff
• clear opportunities for both professional and career development
• the chance to be part of a dynamic, passionate, supportive multi-academy Trust

In addition, as an employee of Anglian Learning you would benefit from access to a range of employee benefits and Trust-wide initiatives. For an overview of the benefits on offer please refer to the Recruitment Information Pack.

Flexible working opportunities

We offer hybrid working for this role. In addition, you will be expected to work across the Trust and to travel between sites where necessary. Please note that some of our sites are not easily reached by public transport.

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.

About Marleigh Primary Academy

• School type: Free Schools, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 150 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Marleigh Primary Academy website
• Email address: cpayne@anglianlearning.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marleigh-primary-academy

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