Payroll Officer inColchester inColchester PUBLISHED 25 OCT 2024

Band 5: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum  PERMANENT 
Routinely investigate a variety of issues, propose and implement solutions.

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. Due to this expansion, we are looking to recruit two Payroll Officers to join the team.

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.

Interveiws will be held on Thursday, 28th November at The Crescent, Colchester.

  • 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

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

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. Due to this expansion, we are looking to recruit two Payroll Officers to join the team.

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.

Interveiws will be held on Thursday, 28th November at The Crescent, Colchester.

  • 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

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.



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