Payroll Officer – Financial
Hours: 35 Hours Per Week, Mon – Fri (Hybrid: 3 days remote, 2 days office)
Contract: 52 Week Temporary Contract
Location: Clifton Place, 9 Fairham Brook Drive, Nottingham, NG11 8PY
We're recruiting a Payroll Officer to support the Finance team with payroll and pension administration. This is a key role, ideal for someone detail-oriented, reliable, and confident working with financial systems in a fast-paced environment.
About the Role:
As a Payroll Officer, you'll administer and maintain NCHA Group payroll and pension systems and records, ensuring accuracy, compliance, confidentiality, and timely delivery of payroll services.
What you'll be doing:
- Payroll administration – Administer and maintain payroll and pension systems and records, including colleague expenses, statutory payments, and absence-related processes.
- Payroll processing – Ensure payroll transactions and records are complete, accurate, and processed within agreed timescales.
- Financial controls – Maintain and reconcile payroll control accounts, including net pay and pension accounts, taking corrective action where required.
- Data analysis – Extract and analyse payroll and financial data and prepare accurate reports, returns, and supporting documentation.
- Year-end procedures – Support payroll period-end and year-end processes, ensuring all required documentation is completed by agreed deadlines.
- Audit and compliance support – Assist with statutory and financial accounts and provide information and support to internal and external auditors.
- Stakeholder liaison – Respond to complex payroll queries promptly and professionally, maintaining strict confidentiality and compliance with data protection requirements.
- Issue resolution – Identify issues and work with internal and external stakeholders to implement appropriate corrective action.
- Operational development – Contribute to payroll system improvements, business transformation, and the development of procedures and guidance.
- Record management – Maintain accurate manual and electronic records and ensure reconciliations are completed regularly.
- Relationship management – Build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and customers.
- Team support – Provide cover for other roles within the directorate when required.
What We're Looking For:
We're looking for someone organised, proactive, accurate, and confident in managing payroll and financial responsibilities while maintaining confidentiality and meeting deadlines.
Must-Have Requirements:
- Proven experience in payroll administration and processing
- Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
- Experience maintaining financial or payroll records and completing reconciliations
- Ability to analyse payroll and financial data and produce accurate reports
- Good understanding of statutory payroll requirements and relevant regulations
- Ability to manage confidential information appropriately and comply with data protection requirements
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to identify issues and take appropriate corrective action
- Proficiency in using computerised payroll and financial systems
Nice-to-Have Requirements:
- Previous experience using iTrent payroll software
- Experience working within a finance, payroll or pensions function in a large organisation
- Experience supporting payroll system improvements or business transformation projects
- Experience assisting with internal or external audits
Why Apply?
- Full-time hours in a structured finance environment
- 52-week contract with valuable experience in payroll and pension systems
- Opportunity to develop experience in payroll processing, financial controls, reconciliations, and reporting
- Varied financial, payroll, and administrative duties
- Opportunity to support a busy, public-facing housing association
- Hybrid working with 3 days remote and 2 days in the office
Benefits:
- Weekly Pay
- Company Pension
- Ongoing Agency Support
- Temp-to-Perm Opportunity
Additional Information:
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: PAYE £15.31 per hour
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days remote, 2 days in the office
Contract Duration: 52 weeks
Location: Clifton Place, 9 Fairham Brook Drive, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 8PY, United Kingdom
Job Reference: OR112888
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Pay: £15.31 per hour
Application question(s):
- Please confirm your current location and approximate travel time to Clifton Place, Nottingham, NG11 8PY.
- Do you have experience extracting and analysing payroll or financial data and preparing reports or returns?
Experience:
- payroll system such as iTrent: 1 year (required)
- payroll administration: 1 year (required)
- maintaining and reconciling payroll : 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
