Payroll and Finance Officer

Job description

Job summary

Hope House Childrens Hospices have an opportunity for a Payroll and Finance Officer to join our team based in Oswestry. You will join us on a Full time 37.5 hours, permanent basis. In return, as Payroll and Finance Officer you will receive a competitive salary of £32,123 £36,360 per annum depending on experience.

Main duties of the job

About the Payroll and Finance Officer role

The Payroll and Finance Officer is responsible for the full end to end payroll cycle for approximately 300 employees, ensuring accurate processing and record keeping, timely payments, and the fulfilment of all policy, procedural, reporting and regulatory requirements.

Additionally, the postholder works with colleagues in the Finance team to ensure effective finance administration and management of the purchase ledger. This includes monitoring the Accounts email inbox, processing payments, bank reconciliation, petty cash management, and reporting.

About us

About us

By joining Team Hope House and Ty Gobaith, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we make a real commitment to your career, health and wellbeing. We will support you by offering:

Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per annum FTE with service increments

Organisational pension scheme

Blue Light Card and staff rewards programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing services which includes staff counselling

Funded Medicash Health Care Cash Plan

Flexible working arrangements

Great development opportunities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this varied role combines responsibility for all aspects ofpayroll processing with supporting finance administration, especially regarding the purchaseledger.The Payroll and Finance Officer is responsible for the full end-to-end payroll cycle forapproximately 300 employees, ensuring accurate processing and record keeping, timelypayments, and the fulfilment of all policy, procedural, reporting and regulatory requirements.Additionally, the postholder works with colleagues in the Finance team to ensure effective financeadministration and management of the purchase ledger. This includes monitoring the Accountsemail inbox, processing payments, bank reconciliation, petty cash management, and reporting.Success requires the postholder to work both on their own initiative, and collaboratively withcolleagues inside and outside the Finance team. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of evolvingpayroll and pension regulations and best practice is key, as is the ability to provide accurate,timely and relevant insight and analysis

Job description
Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this varied role combines responsibility for all aspects ofpayroll processing with supporting finance administration, especially regarding the purchaseledger.The Payroll and Finance Officer is responsible for the full end-to-end payroll cycle forapproximately 300 employees, ensuring accurate processing and record keeping, timelypayments, and the fulfilment of all policy, procedural, reporting and regulatory requirements.Additionally, the postholder works with colleagues in the Finance team to ensure effective financeadministration and management of the purchase ledger. This includes monitoring the Accountsemail inbox, processing payments, bank reconciliation, petty cash management, and reporting.Success requires the postholder to work both on their own initiative, and collaboratively withcolleagues inside and outside the Finance team. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of evolvingpayroll and pension regulations and best practice is key, as is the ability to provide accurate,timely and relevant insight and analysis

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of payroll from prior experience including PAYE/NIC, workplace
• pensions, statutory sick and maternity payments, P60s, P11Ds, P45s etc.
• Up to date knowledge of payroll legislation.
• Knowledge of accounting and payroll software
• Principles of accounting, inc. profit & loss, balance sheets and cash flow
• Understanding of nominal codes, journals, and double entry

Desirable

• n/a

Qualifications

Essential

• Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) or equivalent
• qualification or professional experience.
• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) or equivalent qualification or
• professional experience.

Desirable

• n/a

Experience

Essential

• Exceptional level of numeracy
• High level of IT proficiency, comfortable with digital working as a default
• Microsoft Excel expertise
• Analytical skills and the ability to present information clearly
• Communications skills with stakeholders at all levels
• Time management and working under own initiative to meet deadlines
• Ability to explain complexity both verbally and in written form
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy

Desirable

• n/a

Person Specification
Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of payroll from prior experience including PAYE/NIC, workplace
• pensions, statutory sick and maternity payments, P60s, P11Ds, P45s etc.
• Up to date knowledge of payroll legislation.
• Knowledge of accounting and payroll software
• Principles of accounting, inc. profit & loss, balance sheets and cash flow
• Understanding of nominal codes, journals, and double entry

Desirable

• n/a

Qualifications

Essential

• Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) or equivalent
• qualification or professional experience.
• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) or equivalent qualification or
• professional experience.

Desirable

• n/a

Experience

Essential

• Exceptional level of numeracy
• High level of IT proficiency, comfortable with digital working as a default
• Microsoft Excel expertise
• Analytical skills and the ability to present information clearly
• Communications skills with stakeholders at all levels
• Time management and working under own initiative to meet deadlines
• Ability to explain complexity both verbally and in written form
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy

Desirable

• n/a

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hope House Children's Hospices
Address

Nant Lane

Morda

Oswestry

Shropshire

SY10 9BX

United Kingdom

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