Payroll and Finance Officer

Job summary

Hope House Childrens Hospices have an opportunity for a Payroll and Finance Officer to join our team based in Oswestry. You will join us on a Full time 37.5 hours, permanent basis. In return, as Payroll and Finance Officer you will receive a competitive salary of 32, per annum depending on experience.

Main duties of the job About the Payroll and Finance Officer role

The Payroll and Finance Officer is responsible for the full end to end payroll cycle for approximately 300 employees, ensuring accurate processing and record keeping, timely payments, and the fulfilment of all policy, procedural, reporting and regulatory requirements.

Additionally, the postholder works with colleagues in the Finance team to ensure effective finance administration and management of the purchase ledger. This includes monitoring the Accounts email inbox, processing payments, bank reconciliation, petty cash management, and reporting.

About us

About us By joining Team Hope House and Ty Gobaith, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we make a real commitment to your career, health and wellbeing. We will support you by offering:

Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per annum FTE with service increments

Organisational pension scheme

Blue Light Card and staff rewards programme

Cycle to Work Scheme Wellbeing services which includes staff counselling

Funded Medicash Health Care Cash Plan Flexible working arrangements

Great development opportunities

Details

Date posted
18 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other Salary
32,123 to 36,360 a year

depending on experience

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberBJob locations

Nant Lane Morda Oswestry Shropshire SY
10 9BX
United Kingdom Hope House Childrens Hospice Hope House, Nant LaneMordaOSWESTRYShropshireSY
10 9BX
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this varied role combines responsibility for all aspects of
payroll processing with supporting finance administration, especially regarding the purchase
ledger.
The Payroll and Finance Officer is responsible for the full end-to-end payroll cycle for
approximately 300 employees, ensuring accurate processing and record keeping, timely
payments, and the fulfilment of all policy, procedural, reporting and regulatory requirements.
Additionally, the postholder works with colleagues in the Finance team to ensure effective finance
administration and management of the purchase ledger. This includes monitoring the Accounts
email inbox, processing payments, bank reconciliation, petty cash management, and reporting.
Success requires the postholder to work both on their own initiative, and collaboratively with
colleagues inside and outside the Finance team. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of evolving
payroll and pension regulations and best practice is key, as is the ability to provide accurate,
timely and relevant insight and analysis
Job description
Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this varied role combines responsibility for all aspects of
payroll processing with supporting finance administration, especially regarding the purchase
ledger.
The Payroll and Finance Officer is responsible for the full end-to-end payroll cycle for
approximately 300 employees, ensuring accurate processing and record keeping, timely
payments, and the fulfilment of all policy, procedural, reporting and regulatory requirements.
Additionally, the postholder works with colleagues in the Finance team to ensure effective finance
administration and management of the purchase ledger. This includes monitoring the Accounts
email inbox, processing payments, bank reconciliation, petty cash management, and reporting.
Success requires the postholder to work both on their own initiative, and collaboratively with
colleagues inside and outside the Finance team. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of evolving
payroll and pension regulations and best practice is key, as is the ability to provide accurate,
timely and relevant insight and analysis

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential Knowledge of payroll from prior experience including PAYE/NIC, workplacepensions, statutory sick and maternity payments, P60s, P11

Ds, P45s etc.

Up to date knowledge of payroll legislation.

Knowledge of accounting and payroll software

Principles of accounting, inc. profit & loss, balance sheets and cash flow Understanding of nominal codes, journals, and double entry

Desirablen/a

Qualifications

Essential Chartered Institute of Payroll…