Payroll Officer in Essex

Are 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 ESNEFT's 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 job:

• Be 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 times.

About us:

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patients' 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. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT's core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of policies, procedures and in its practices and to foster positive work relationships. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values of Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Staff Standards, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into action for a better ESNEFT.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Essential: GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths; Relevant experience to degree level; NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent.
• Desirable: Degree in Business Studies.

Experience:

• Essential: Previous 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 within a large Payroll Team; ESR experience.
• Desirable: NHS 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.

This 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.