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Payroll Managed Service

Accurate Payroll, Every Month

Payroll typically accounts for around 70–80% of a school’s budget, making accurate and reliable payroll management critical. Juniper’s Payroll Managed Service provides payroll and pension administration through education specialists who understand the sector. With around 13,000+ payslips processed every month, you can be confident your staff are paid correctly, on time, every time.

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How This Supports Your School Improvement Plan

Reliable payroll for your setting

Reliable payroll is fundamental to strong operational management. Our education payroll specialists ensure staff are paid accurately and on time, while managing TPS and LGPS pensions with confidence and full compliance. With payroll in safe hands, your leadership team can save time and stay focused on improving outcomes for children and young people.

What’s Included in Our Payroll Services

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Dedicated Payroll Consultant

A named education payroll specialist who knows your school or trust. Get direct support from someone who understands your payroll, not a different person every time. 
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Pension Administration

Complete management of TPS and LGPS through our bureau service, including auto-enrolment, contributions, returns and compliance. Accurate, timely administration that gives you confidence.
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Intuitive HR & Payroll Portal

Submit changes once, with a single record feeding both HR and Payroll to create one source of truth. Approve records and track progress in one secure portal, with full visibility and a complete audit trail.

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Complete Visibility and Audit Trail

Schools review and approve changes before submitting them for processing, with full visibility of reporting and changes made throughout the month. A complete audit trail helps minimise risk and increase accuracy.

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Joined-up with HR

When Payroll and HR work together, employee information stays accurate and up to date. No duplication of processes and a smoother experience for your staff.
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Support for Schools

Whether or not you have a dedicated School Business Manager, you’ll have access to clear system information, ongoing insights and education specialists who understand the sector, giving you the expertise and support to keep payroll running smoothly every month.

Built Around Your People

School Business Managers

Take payroll stress off your plate. Clear guidance, a supportive team and no surprises. Spend less time checking payroll, chasing queries and resolving issues, with more time to focus on the wider needs of your school.

Headteachers

An outstanding payroll platform and service that gives clear guidance and support, making payroll intuitive and worry-free. Have confidence that your staff are paid accurately and on time, without payroll becoming another demand on your leadership team. 

Trust CFOs

Maintain financial control across your trust. Audit-ready, reliable reporting gives you clear oversight of payroll costs across your schools, helping you manage budgets with confidence and avoid unexpected costs.


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Payroll Managed Service and JoinUp

Payroll is even more powerful when it's connected. Through JoinUp, Payroll works alongside HR and other managed services to give the right information to the right person at the right time. With one connected view of your workforce, you can reduce duplication, improve accuracy and make confident decisions, while your people are paid correctly, on time, every time. 

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