Payroll and Pensions Trainer (Education)

Payroll and Pensions Trainer (Education)

UK with travel to Manchester, Leeds and Grimsby

Competitive + Bonus

Permanent full time

Education Division ¦ Remote ¦ Travel Required

At IRIS Software Group, we're trusted by thousands of organisations across the UK to deliver mission-critical software and services. Within our Education Division, we're continuing to grow and are now seeking an experienced Payroll & Pensions Trainer to help develop the next generation of payroll professionals supporting schools and education organisations.

The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys sharing knowledge, developing people and driving best practice.

As our Payroll & Pensions Trainer, you'll design and deliver high-quality training programmes focused on education payroll and pensions, ensuring our teams have the knowledge and confidence to provide exceptional service to our customers.

You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders, delivering training both remotely and face-to-face while creating engaging learning content and supporting continuous improvement across our operations.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing and delivering payroll and pensions training programmes.


• Providing specialist expertise on Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), LGPS and education-sector payroll regulations.


• Creating engaging learning materials, guides, assessments and e-learning content.


• Delivering workshops, webinars, classroom sessions and one-to-one coaching.


• Supporting payroll colleagues with complex queries and technical guidance.


• Helping teams stay up to date with payroll legislation and compliance requirements.


• Evaluating training effectiveness and implementing improvements.


• Supporting onboarding, system migrations and business change initiatives.

What We're Looking For

We're interested in speaking with candidates who have:

• Proven payroll experience, ideally within a bureau, outsourced payroll or education payroll environment.


• Experience delivering training, coaching or supporting learning initiatives.


• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, RTI and year-end processing.


• Understanding of Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), LGPS or similar pension arrangements.


• Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills.


• The ability to simplify complex payroll concepts for different audiences.


• Professional payroll qualifications such as CIPP or AAT (desirable).

Why Join IRIS?

At IRIS, our people are at the heart of our success. We are proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work and one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women. We invest in our people, encourage continuous development and provide opportunities to make a meaningful impact within a market-leading organisation. 

If you're an experienced payroll professional looking to combine your technical expertise with a passion for training and development, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of payroll excellence within our Education Division

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Please note:

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible.