Payroll and Retail Finance Officer in Watford

Location: Grove House, St Albans with occasional travel to other base locations required.

Salary: £29,438.00 per annum

Closing date: Tuesday 4 August 2026 at 12 noon

Interview date: TBC

Are you a detail-oriented payroll professional looking for a rewarding role within a values-driven organisation? Join our Finance team; this is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with numbers, takes pride in accuracy, and is looking for a varied role where they can make a meaningful contribution.

What you will do:

• Support the delivery of monthly payroll for over 340 employees, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and compliance.
• Process payroll changes including new starters, leavers, contractual amendments, overtime, deductions and statutory payments.
• Act as a key point of contact for payroll queries, providing a professional and helpful service to colleagues across the organisation.
• Assist with pension administration, salary exchange arrangements, payroll reporting and year-end activities.
• Support the reconciliation of retail income, helping to ensure accurate financial records and effective income controls.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies, working collaboratively with Finance and Retail teams.
• Prepare journals, maintain financial records and support month-end and audit processes.
• Build positive working relationships with stakeholders across the charity, including HR, managers, pension providers and external partners.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance payroll and finance processes.
• Help support a charity that provides compassionate hospice care and bereavement services to local communities across Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

What you will need:

• All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
• Previous payroll administration experience.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes and statutory payments.
• Excellent numeracy and attention to detail.
• A good level of IT literacy is required, including confidence in using Microsoft Office applications, email, and other digital systems relevant to the role.
• Full, current valid UK driving licence.
• Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
• Car insurance, including business cover.
• If successful, a DBS check will be undertaken as part of the onboarding process.

For an informal chat about this role contact Tina Green, Financial Operations Lead on tina.green@renniegrovepeace.org

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

Our commitment to Equality and Diversity:

At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process, and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture. If you are disabled and satisfactorily meet the job specification, we will invite you to interview. You can contact us to let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees and provide support to clients from all over the country.

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care. Registered Charity no. 1201713