Payroll Officer

Job summaryAre you someone who enjoys working as part of a progressive and proactive team? Do you consistently deliver great customer service and attention to detail?

Our Payroll and Pension Team is going through an exciting time of change as we increase our service provision.

Spanning ESNEFTs two acute sites, community sites and services, you will play a crucial role in providing a full end-to-end payroll service aligning to our commitment to do it once, do it right.

You will bring a motivated, approachable, enthusiastic and proactive attitude and will be instrumental in delivering a consistent, supportive and trusted service at all times to our valued employees.

We welcome applications from individuals wanting flexible and/or hybrid working; there is, however, a requirement that the successful candidates will work a minimum of 2 days on-site.Main duties of the jobBe an active participant in the departments bitesize training sessions provided to managers and employees across the Trust.
Work independently, with a high level of autonomy, initiative and freedom to act.
Maintain accurate payroll records for all employees
Manage, prioritise, plan and organise own time using extensive knowledge, skills and experience
Routinely investigate a variety of issues, propose and implement solutions
Actively support employees with pay related queries including parental leave pay, overpayments and underpayments
Working closely with payroll and pension colleagues and wider finance colleagues to deliver a high standard of service at all timesAbout usWe are one of the largest NHS organisation in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patient's homes.

Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

EssentialGCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths Relevant experience to degree level NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalentDesirableDegree in Business Studies, EssentialPrevious administrative role Working collaboratively as part of a team Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation Experience of dealing with non-routine administrative matters Experience working with in a large Payroll Team ESR experienceDesirableNHS Payroll experience Selenity/Electronic Expenses experience Experience within relevant work area Experience of working with members of the public Supervision/co-ordination of other team members Project management Working autonomously, EssentialPrevious administrative role Working collaboratively as part of a team Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation Experience of dealing with non-routine administrative matters Experience working with in a large Payroll Team ESR experienceDesirableNHS Payroll experience Selenity/Electronic Expenses experience Experience within relevant work area Experience of working with members of the public Supervision/co-ordination of other team members Project management Working autonomouslyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation
TrustAddressThe CrescentColchesterEssexCO4 9YQUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustAddressThe CrescentColchesterEssexCO4 9YQUnited KingdomEmployer's website