Finance Officer

Paul Card Recruitment; North East; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A values-led organization in the North East of England is seeking an experienced finance professional for a part-time role. You'll manage payroll for various types of workers, support purchase ledger processing, and ensure efficient finance operations. Accuracy and reliability are crucial, along with good Excel skills. This hands-on role in a small team offers the chance to contribute to meaningful work within the not-for-profit sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience processing payroll end-to-end.
• Experience supporting core finance processes, including purchase ledger activity.
• Good Excel skills and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly payroll for full-time, part-time, and sessional workers.
• Support the wider transactional finance function including purchase ledger and reconciliations.
• Document existing processes and flag immediate risks or opportunities.

Skills

Payroll processing

Attention to detail

Communication

Excel skills

Organisational skills

Tools

Sage 50

Sage Payroll

Job description

If you're motivated by not-for-profit work and looking for a part-time role that offers balance without stepping away from responsibility, this could be a strong fit.

This role sits within a values-led organisation delivering essential services across the region. With a period of change underway, the organisation is looking for an experienced finance professional who can step in confidently and take ownership of payroll from day one, while also supporting core finance activity to ensure continuity.

Finance here plays a practical, people-focused role. Accurate payroll isn't just about compliance; it directly supports staff wellbeing and the delivery of frontline services.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you'll be responsible for managing the monthly payroll, including full-time, part-time and sessional workers. You'll work closely with HR to ensure hours, sickness and changes are processed accurately and on time.

Alongside payroll, you'll support the wider transactional finance function. This includes purchase ledger processing, supplier payments, expenses, reconciliations and journal entries such as accruals and prepayments. You'll also help document existing processes and flag any immediate risks or opportunities to improve efficiency.

This is a hands-on role within a small finance team and will suit someone comfortable stepping in and delivering with minimal supervision.

About You

You'll already have proven experience processing payroll end‑to‑end. Accuracy, attention to detail and reliability are essential in this role.

You'll also have experience supporting core finance processes, including purchase ledger activity and journal entries. You're organised, methodical and comfortable working in a small team where priorities can shift.

Good Excel skills and clear communication are important. Experience using Sage 50 and Sage Payroll is advantageous, and exposure to process improvement or the not‑for‑profit sector would be welcomed, though not essential.

What's on Offer

This is a 3-month, part-time contract, working 24 hours per week, ideally spread across four days to support continuity. The role is fully office‑based and offers the opportunity to contribute to a mission‑driven organisation doing meaningful work.

Interested?

If this sounds like a good fit for your experience and what you're looking for next, apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation to learn more before making a decision.

31,000 full-time equivalent