Payroll Lead

Duties will include managing the payroll software provider - systems, administration and service delivery. Develop and implement processes to check and verify all payroll and pension information for accuracy (Teachers’ Pension and Greater Manchester Pension Fund) along with completing external returns as required.

About You

We are looking for someone that have previous experience of working in a Payroll or financial environment and have a Level 3 qualification in Payroll (or be working towards this).The successful candidate must have knowledge and experience of working with both Teacher Pension and LGPS.

Previous payroll work within an educational setting is essential, as is experience of using iTrent software to deliver payroll. You must have excellent numeracy skills, strong IT skills in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and the ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy is also essential.

About Us

Bury College is a Further Education College offering a wide range of courses to both full time and part time students each year.

Dedicated to providing the communities we serve with a broad choice of learning options, Bury College offers a range of A Level courses, vocational programmes, and apprenticeships. In addition to this, we have higher level courses available at Bury College University Centre, as well as courses for adults.

Why choose Bury College to be your next employer.

We are a friendly, forward-looking college where all our staff are valued. We pride ourselves in the fact that all our staff are supported & encouraged to perform at their best.We invest significantly in staff development & have CPD Events throughout the year.

Bury College is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity, safeguarding its learners and expects all staff to share these commitments.

The benefits of working for us?

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Occupational sick pay
• Local Authority Pension Fund
• Flexible working
• Family Friendly Policy
• Special Leave of Absence
• Paid leave for religious festivals
• Sabbaticals
• Comprehensive induction and on-going training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health Service
• Onsite gym
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Onsite nursery
• Free onsite parking
• Option for first aid training and an annual allowance of £296 for first aid duties

If candidates wish to have an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact the HR Department and we'll be happy to assist.

NB Shortlisted candidates may be invited for interview before the closing date.

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.

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