Payroll and Finance Business Partner (maternity cover)

Cycling UK; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in the UK is seeking a proactive payroll partner to manage payroll delivery and provide strategic financial insights. The role involves ensuring compliance and accuracy in payroll processes, supporting finance operations, and contributing to strategic decision-making. The position is a maternity cover fixed-term contract until December 2026, offering an exciting opportunity to support a meaningful cause.

Qualifications

• Trusted and proactive business partner with experience in payroll.
• Ability to ensure accuracy and compliance in payroll delivery.
• Strong analytical skills for commercial insights and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end payroll delivery and reconciliation.
• Support finance team for month-end close and reporting.
• Provide strategic analysis in partnership with the Head of Finance.

Job description

Overview

There’s never been a better time to join the team at Cycling UK! We have launched an ambitious new strategy – and we want you to be part of it. There are loads of reasons to love cycling, even if you’re not someone who cycles. From cutting pollution, to making us healthier and happier, cycling can help us all thrive.

We’re looking for a trusted and proactive business partner to join our team, playing a key role across all areas of the organisation. In this role, you’ll take ownership of end-to-end payroll delivery and reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and compliance for both internal and external stakeholders. You’ll also support the finance team with transactional processing, helping to deliver smooth month-end close and reliable financial reporting. With the support of the Head of Finance, you\'ll contribute to strategic and financial decision-making, offering commercial analysis and insights that help drive the business forward.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of end-to-end payroll delivery and reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and compliance for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support the finance team with transactional processing, helping to deliver smooth month-end close and reliable financial reporting.
• Contribute to strategic and financial decision-making by providing commercial analysis and insights in partnership with the Head of Finance.

How to Apply

Explore the attached job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening. Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Expiry / Status

This role is a maternity cover fixed term-contract until 31 December 2026.

Applications close at 9:00am on the closing date shown.