Payroll Officer

Action for Children; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charitable organization is seeking an enthusiastic Payroll Officer to provide an accurate and efficient payroll service. This home-based role requires proven customer service and analytical skills, with responsibilities including managing payroll data compliance and processing payments. Candidates should hold a CIPP certification and have at least 6 months of payroll legislation experience. This position offers 29 days annual leave plus benefits and aims to make a lasting difference in vulnerable children's lives.

Benefits

29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Professional qualifications and training opportunities

Pension with employer contribution

Staff discount portal

Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of experience working within a financial environment.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively in a customer service role.
• Ability to deliver an efficient transactional payroll service.

Responsibilities

• Updating an integrated eHR/payroll database for payroll changes.
• Processing statutory notifications and third-party payments.
• Maintaining clear audit trails and internal control procedures.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Analytical numeracy skills

Excellent team player

Methodical working style

Advanced Excel skills

Education

CIPP national payroll certificate or equivalent

Payroll Legislation experience (minimum 6 months)

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Payroll Officer.

Salary: £26,600per annum.

Location: Homebased. Must be located permanently in the UK.

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivating Payroll Officer to deliver a confidential, accurate, professional and effective payroll service within agreed timelines. Ensuring compliance with internal policies, procedures, statutory regulations and third‑party requirements.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Checking and updating an integrated eHR/payroll database, to effect changes to salary, other payroll related data.
• Process statutory notifications and payments (e.g. SMP, SSP), voluntary deductions, third party payments and occupational entitlements.
• Work to agreed service standards and maintaining clear audit trails.
• Apply internal control procedures, checking system generated reports to ensure the integrity of submitted changes to the payroll.
• Ensure the correct adherence with TUPE scheme rules and other implications such as maternity differences and TUPE pension legislation.
• Work in conjunction with the People Insight Analyst to utilise systems and databases.

Let's talk about you

• CIPP national payroll certificate or equivalent work‑related experience.
• Experience, in particular gained within a financial environment.
• Working methodically and in a structured way to deliver an efficient transactional payroll service.
• Excellent customer service skills with proven ability to communicate effectively.
• Excellent analytical numeracy skills.
• Use of Microsoft packages in particular Excel to advance level.
• Excellent team player.
• Oracle experience an advantage.
• Minimum of 6 months Payroll Legislation experience.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Contact

David Simpson on 01923361732 or email us at [e-mail] quoting reference 12516.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, SupportingStatement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

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Closing Date:

Monday 2nd February 2026.

Interviews will be scheduled on Monday 9th February by MS Teams.

Job Description

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

Management Competency Framework