Job description

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this varied role combines responsibility for all aspects of payroll processing with supporting finance administration, especially regarding the purchase ledger. 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. Success requires the postholder to work both on their own initiative, and collaboratively with colleagues inside and outside the Finance team. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of evolving payroll 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

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

Employer's website

https://www.hopehouse.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)