Payroll and Finance Clerk
Closing date: 19 February 2026
Job details
Hills Road Sixth Form College is looking for a proactive and diligent Payroll and Finance Clerk to be an important member of the finance team and manage the payroll function for the College.
Contract: Permanent, 37 hrs per week, 52 weeks per annum
Salary: Support Staff Spine Points 7-10 (£25,951 - £27,733 per annum)
Closing date: Thursday 19th February 2026 at 9am
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 23rd February 2026
About this role
The College is seeking to appoint a highly organised and reliable individual to this newly created role that will support critical functions for the College.
The role will be varied and impactful, with key responsibilities including payroll processing, reviewing payroll payments for sign off, ensuring adherence to policies, processing purchase orders and processing invoices. The Payroll and Finance Clerk will work closely with the finance team in a shared office space, with support from well-established colleagues who have a depth of experience to call on.
This is a great opportunity for someone with a can-do and diligent approach, and existing administrative experience to begin, or develop, their career in Payroll and/or Finance.
Further details, including the job description and person specification relevant to the post, may be found below.
To apply, please complete Parts 1 and 2 of the application form. When completing Part 1, you will be required to upload your CV and a Supporting Statement of Application, which should be no more than 1,000 words. Once you have submitted Part 1, please proceed to Part 2 (Equality and Diversity Monitoring).
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Hills Road Sixth Form College is one of the UK’s leading sixth forms — but what truly defines us is our people and our ethos. We combine high achievement with deep commitment and care.
Our students are curious, ambitious, and engaged with the world around them. Our staff share a culture of trust, professionalism and collaboration, creating a workplace that is both dynamic and deeply supportive.
Located in the heart of Cambridge, we benefit from an extraordinary network of educational and community partnerships. For the right leader, Hills Road offers not only an outstanding institution to guide but a community to belong to. This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the future of post-16 education in Cambridgeshire.
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We offer a wide range of competitive benefits, including a generous pension scheme, free use of the College's sporting facilities, free on-site parking, a cycle to work scheme and discounts on all our Adult Education courses.
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We hope this has helped to convey some of the qualities which make Hills Road Sixth Form College a stimulating and rewarding place in which to work and learn. If your application is successful, you will experience a College which enjoys a happy and purposeful atmosphere and a unique blend of opportunity, quality and achievement.