Payroll & Pensions Manager
CV-LibraryCambridge, CambridgeshirepermanentPosted: 8 May 2026
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📍 Cambridge or Huntingdon (hybrid working available)
🕒 Full time – 37 hours per week
💰 £42k-£45k per annum
ITrent experience will be key
Why join us?
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a critical function within a values-driven organisation. You will have the opportunity to shape and improve payroll and pensions services while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced and detail-driven Payroll & Pensions Manager to lead the delivery of an efficient, compliant, and high-quality payroll and pensions service.
This is a key role within our People/Finance function, with responsibility for overseeing end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring statutory compliance, and managing complex public-sector pension schemes.
You will play a vital role in ensuring our employees are paid accurately and on time, while developing and improving systems and processes to support a modern, effective service.
Key responsibilities
* Lead and manage the end-to-end payroll function, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
* Oversee all submissions to HMRC and ensure full PAYE compliance.
* Manage and administer Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), including reconciliations and statutory returns.
* Maintain and develop the payroll system (iTrent), including reporting and process improvements
* Produce payroll-related reports, forecasts, and data to support finance and audit requirements
* Lead on audits and provide documentation and evidence as required
About you
We are looking for someone who brings experience in payroll management, ideally in a public sector organisation, but not essential. You will have strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, and statutory reporting as well as experience managing public sector pension schemes (TPS and/or LGPS), experience using payroll systems such as iTrent (or similar HR/payroll systems)
📍 Cambridge or Huntingdon (hybrid working available)
🕒 Full time – 37 hours per week
💰 £42k-£45k per annum
ITrent experience will be key
Why join us?
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a critical function within a values-driven organisation. You will have the opportunity to shape and improve payroll and pensions services while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced and detail-driven Payroll & Pensions Manager to lead the delivery of an efficient, compliant, and high-quality payroll and pensions service.
This is a key role within our People/Finance function, with responsibility for overseeing end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring statutory compliance, and managing complex public-sector pension schemes.
You will play a vital role in ensuring our employees are paid accurately and on time, while developing and improving systems and processes to support a modern, effective service.
Key responsibilities
* Lead and manage the end-to-end payroll function, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
* Oversee all submissions to HMRC and ensure full PAYE compliance.
* Manage and administer Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), including reconciliations and statutory returns.
* Maintain and develop the payroll system (iTrent), including reporting and process improvements
* Produce payroll-related reports, forecasts, and data to support finance and audit requirements
* Lead on audits and provide documentation and evidence as required
About you
We are looking for someone who brings experience in payroll management, ideally in a public sector organisation, but not essential. You will have strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, and statutory reporting as well as experience managing public sector pension schemes (TPS and/or LGPS), experience using payroll systems such as iTrent (or similar HR/payroll systems)