Payroll Officer - Developmental Post

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is recruiting a FTC Payroll Officer for maternity cover based in Stevenage. You will join a payroll team, ensuring staff are paid accurately and on time, while adhering to NHS terms and conditions.

The role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Experience with Word, Excel and Outlook is essential; Oracle or ESR experience is desirable, with a Band 3 trainee path possible.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in payroll processing.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience with Oracle or ESR desirable; trainee Band 3 option.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive payroll service to NHS employees.
• Collaborate with Payroll Officers and Team Leaders to ensure accurate, timely payroll.
• Validate data input and obtain manager authorisation.
• Set up new starter bank details, tax codes, NI and pension details.
• Maintain records of sickness/maternity/leave and calculate support payments.
• Perform manual calculations (PAYE, NI, SMP, SSP).

Skills

Attention to detail

Word

Excel

Outlook

Teamwork

Pressure handling

Tools

Oracle

ESR

Job description

We are recruiting for a FTC Payroll Officer for Maternity Cover who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You must be able to demonstrate attention to detail and be confident using Word, Excel and Outlook.
You must be able to work under pressure and adhere to strict deadlines, working as part of a team to ensure payroll meets both statutory and NHS terms and conditions.
Experience of Oracle or ESR is highly desirable. We would consider this as a trainee role on a Band 3.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Contribute to the provision of a comprehensive payroll service to employees of NHS organisations whose payroll is run by the Trust.
Work with other Payroll Officers and Team Leaders to ensure that staff are paid accurately and on time and to ensure a consistent approach to working practice.
Prepare and complete pay and deduction data entries ensuring correct authorisation by managers prior to processing ensuring these are made in line with the relevant legislation and Trust policies.
Validate and check data input made by Human Resource department / Workforce and advise accordingly. This includes starters / leavers / change of circumstances.
Once validated set up new starter bank account, tax code, National insurance rate, and pension details/rate.
Maintain accurate records of sick/maternity leave/ parental leave / adoption leave calculating reduced pay and sending written notice to Mangers HR and employees when these apply.
Undertaking a range of manual calculations (PAYE, Ni, SMP, SSP etc)
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We Run The Following Hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nikki Dean Job title: Payroll & Pensions Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01438288388