Payroll Administrator

Functional Area

Administrative

Location

Remote

Closing Date

29 May 2026

Job Description

Company Description

We are EPM. We are far from your average service provider. Our colleagues bring their brilliant selves to work every day and we create an environment where they can shine. We don’t do office politics or “that’s not my job”. We listen, support and take ownership.

We have been proudly delivering valuable services to schools across the UK for over 30 years. We are passionate about service and we’re on a mission to revolutionise our colleague’s and client’s experience by employing brilliant people who are experts at what they do and smile whilst they are doing it.

Position

Calling all Payroll Specialists!

Are you a passionate payroll expert dedicated to providing exceptional service to customers?

We are a highly regarded education services business with 30 years of experience, located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Our commitment to education is unwavering, and our team of skilled professionals supports over 1,600 schools nationwide.

Position

Join our team as a Payroll Administrator and take responsibility for managing monthly payroll processes for a diverse portfolio of Schools, Academies, and Multi-Academy Trusts.

With a keen eye for detail and adherence to strict deadlines, you'll gain extensive knowledge of payroll requirements in the education sector while ensuring compliance with statutory regulations.

This will be a remote based role if not local to Huntingdon.

Responsibilities:

Accurately input payroll data, reconcile reports, and deliver payrolls to schools while meeting essential audit checks.
Process various statutory forms, including P45s, Starter Declarations, Student Loans, P60s, and P11d's. Adhere to Auto Enrolment and Real Time Information requirements.
Manually calculate salary adjustments, such as back pay, overpayments, leavers, annual leave, and other occasional manual payments.
Apply statutory provisions like PAYE, National Insurance, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Student loans, and Attachment to Earnings Orders.
Handle payroll-related inquiries from third parties, including correspondence with statutory bodies like HMRC, Local Government Pension Scheme, Teachers' Pensions, and Third Party providers.

Requirements

Demonstrate previous experience in end-to-end payroll management and processes.
Possess excellent IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel.
Display strong numerical, analytical, organizational, and detail-oriented capabilities.
Exhibit exceptional communication skills and the ability to collaborate with staff at all levels.
Deliver excellent customer service and thrive in meeting tight deadlines.
Embrace a positive and proactive team-oriented approach while also being capable of independent work.

Additional Information

What can you expect in return?

Join the leading HR and Payroll provider in the education sector.
Benefit from a comprehensive induction program.
Enjoy a positive and supportive work environment.
Explore career development opportunities.
Good OTE and bonus package
Access our mentoring programm.
Receive an excellent rewards package, including a staff wellbeing program.

Why choose EPM?

Receive 26 days of annual leave plus 8 days for bank holidays
Enjoy a generous pension package.
Access the BUPA Cash Plan.
Participate in the cycle to work and tech schemes.

About Us

We are an award-winning and accredited education services business with 30 years of expertise.

We are a technology-enabled business, but people are at the heart of what we do. We believe in developing long-lasting relationships with our customers and employees.

We are 100% dedicated to education and our expert team of 200 highly qualified employees support more than 2,500 schools nationwide.