Band 5 Senior Payroll Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job summary:

An opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join the payroll team has arisen. We provide payroll services to a number of Trusts across the UK.

As a Senior Payroll Officer in the team, you will be responsible for a section of payroll and the day to day processing, inputting and calculation associated with providing an excellent payroll service.

You will also be responsible for the day to day training and mentoring of payroll trainees.

You should be enthusiastic, hardworking, eager to develop and progress. A good understanding of all NHS terms and conditions is desirable.

An excellent understanding of statutory legislation together with a sound knowledge of IT is essential. You should ideally be able to use Word, Excel and Outlook confidently.

We are looking for an organised and efficient person, who is able to work to strict deadlines.

You will be able to organise and prioritise your own workload and that of others on the team, ensuring all work is completed within the agreed deadlines.

You should have a pleasant telephone manner and be able to deal with difficult calls if necessary.

Main duties, tasks & skills required:

Responsible for timely and accurate input of payroll information into ESR for an allocated section of work.
To build and maintain relationships with colleagues, staff from client organisations, managers and external organisations through effective communication when dealing with requests for advice or assistance, these may be written, verbal or face to face.
To assist auditors in locating information and resolving queries as requested by the team leader and Payroll Operations Manager. To ensure audit procedures are adhered to and to audit own workloads
To draw to the appropriate manager's attention any need to change or depart from standard operating procedures.
To act at all times with department procedures and comply with Trust Standing Financial Instructions and Regulations.
See Job Description for full details.

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description:

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification:
Qualifications:

Essential:

Minimum of 5 GCSE's at grade C or above to include Maths and English
Excellent working knowledge of all payroll regulations

Experience:

Essential:

Experience of managing own workload and payroll allocation.
Experience of managing a small team of staff to ensure deadlines are met.
Good understanding of all legislation relating to payroll, able to manually calculate statutory deductions and payments.