Payroll & Pensions Manager - Grade 8

Finance, Planning, Property and Commercial Operations

Salary: £40,497 to £45,413 per annum

PostType: Full Time

ContractType: Permanent

ClosingDate: Thursday 23 July 2026

InterviewDate: To be confirmed

This job is only available to University of Bradford staff. It may be released externally should we not appoint internally.

University of Bradford is seeking an experienced Payroll & Pensions Manager to lead the delivery of a high-quality, compliant payroll service.

What you will be doing:

• This key role ensures accurate, timely processing of payroll and pensions and supports wider financial and people priorities.
• You will lead payroll and pensions operations, embed robust controls, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with statutory and scheme requirements, while supporting reporting and risk management.
• We are seeking a technically strong, proactive professional with payroll and pensions experience in a complex environment, alongside first class leadership and stakeholder skills.

Qualifications / Experience:

• Technically strong, proactive professional
• Payroll and pensions experience in a complex environment

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including eye clinic, physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation, counselling & mental health services, food & drink outlets.
• Generous employer contribution pension scheme - USS.
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts.

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