Payroll Officer

Mercia Learning Trust, Sheffield, S7 1RB

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 August 2025

• Closing date

  25 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 August 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: FTE Grade 5 (£30,024 to £32,597)

Payroll Officer job summary

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.

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

Mercia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. If you are shortlisted, your suitability to work with children will be explored, and this will include disclosing convictions. The information you disclose may be discussed with you during the interview.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Mercia Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Mercia Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mercia-learning-trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a 2-19 high performing multi-academy trust of schools in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

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