Finance Officer Payroll (6 month Fixed Term Contract)

Methodist Church; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading religious organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Full-Time Payroll Administrator. The role involves administering payroll for lay staff and ensuring accuracy in deductions and payments to HMRC. Ideal candidates will demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively. The position offers a supportive work environment with a range of generous benefits, including annual leave and a good pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Occupational pension scheme

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Exceptional attention to detail in payroll administration.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Highly organised with a systematic approach to tasks.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Demonstrate integrity and commitment to excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Administer payrolls ensuring accuracy in tax codes and deductions.
• Prepare and post payroll summaries to the nominal ledger.
• Update and remit Real Time Information submissions to HMRC.
• Generate monthly debit statements and respond to payroll queries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Collaborative work

Organisational skills

Professionalism under pressure

Integrity and resilience

Job description

Responsibilities

• Administer payrolls for lay staff ministers and pensioners ensuring accuracy in tax codes, entitlements, deductions and other adjustments are in line with instructions from HMRC, HR circuit treasurers and other clients.
• Ensure that all statutory and voluntary deductions are correctly applied and remit monthly payments to appropriate recipients.
• Prepare and post payroll summaries to the nominal ledger and reconcile control and loan accounts monthly.
• Update and remit Real Time Information submissions (including FPS and EPS) to HMRC and upload tax code changes.
• Reconcile and remit monthly payments to HMRC for income tax, National Insurance contributions and other statutory recoveries.
• Generate monthly debit statements, respond to payroll‑related queries from staff ministers and treasurers and provide payroll information to HR, HMRC and other relevant government agencies.

Qualifications

• Exceptional attention to detail and strong communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, stakeholders and volunteers across the Methodist Church.
• Highly organisational with a systematic approach to administrative skills.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and remain calm under pressure with professionalism and tact.
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, resilience and a commitment to providing an excellent service.

Employment Information

Employment Type: Full‑Time
Experience: Years required
Vacancy: 1

Closing Date: 2nd November 2025
Interview Date: 10th November 2025

Benefits

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work‑life balance, augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL flexi‑leave and an on‑site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme with pensions matched up to 8%.

Our benefits include: pension scheme, living wage, season ticket loan, removal leave, annual quiet day, eye test vouchers, enhanced sick pay, flexible working, 25 days annual leave, maternity/paternity pay, Christmas office closure, training and development, health and wellbeing documents.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.

About the Methodist Church

Our Calling – The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God’s love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission. The Church exists to: increase the awareness of God’s presence and celebrate God’s love (Worship); help people to grow and learn as Christians through mutual support and care (Learning and Caring); be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice (Service); make more followers of Jesus Christ (Evangelism).