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Payroll Team Leader

Lancaster University - People & OE - Payroll

Location: Lancaster
Salary: £32,546 to £37,174
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 30th May 2025
Closes: 22nd June 2025
Job Ref: 0404-25

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

Indefinite

Interview date: Monday 7th July 2025

We are looking for an efficient and motivated colleague to work with us as a Payroll Team Leader. The role will involve overseeing the day-to-day administration of the University’s payroll system, procedures and delivery of service, ensuring the statutory, legal, and contractual requirements of the institution are met and that payments are processed accurately and within the agreed timescales on a monthly basis.  

You will act as a point of escalation for internal queries from the Payroll Team, as well as any queries received from the wider University population. Additionally, the role will require administration of multiple occupational pension schemes and assisting with the delivery of various month-end returns and reconciliations. You will work closely with the Payroll Manager, deputising as appropriate, and collaborating on efficiency opportunities and process improvements.

You will have excellent communication skills, demonstrable the ability to work effectively with multiple teams and first-class analytical and problem-solving skills. Appropriate and relevant experience of being a team leader in a complex organisation is required, and you will have an aptitude and willingness to contribute.

In return we will provide a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days, plus 6 closure days (to be taken over Christmas and Easter) and Bank Holidays. The University offers membership of the Local Government (occupational) Pension Scheme, alongside a variety of other benefits such as car leasing, additional annual leave purchase, a cycle-to-work scheme, on-site pre-school centre and sports centre.

Lancaster University provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena Swan Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education.

We are committed to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and ensuring our culture is inclusive. We encourage applications from all diversity groups and people from the Global Majority for this position.

Lancaster University is a Disability Confident Committed employer.

For informal enquiries, please contact Matt Booth, Payroll Manager – Email: m.booth3@lancaster.ac.uk

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