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Payroll Officer

Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/89775/8788

Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Employee
Contract Details:
Permanent role - required a minimum of 1 day a week in the office, Tuesdays
Salary/Stipend:
£34,801
Working Hours:
35
Location:
Church House, Great Smith Street, London | The Old Brewhouse, Bishopthorpe, York
Closing Date:
22/06/2025
Vacancy Category:
Finance
Business Unit:
National Church Institutions (NCIs)
Organizational Unit:
CofE Central Services

Introduction

Do you have high attention to detail, the ability to work under pressure and enjoy working as part of a team? If so, then why not consider joining our payroll team here at the National Church Institutions?  

In this role as Payroll Officer, you will undertake end-to-end payroll administration tasks and work within an agreed control framework and in line with agreed monthly timetables and service levels to deliver payroll processing for all relevant payrolls. 

Even if you don’t have payroll experience, this could be an exciting opportunity to learn something new as we will offer full training and the potential that you could do a Level 3 payroll qualification whilst working.  

We are hosting a webinar on Thursday 19th June 12:00-12:45pm, where you can find out more about this role and life at the NCIs. To register, please follow this link.

In this role you will: 

  • Act as a first point of contact for payroll-related queries.
  • Process end-to-end payroll (starters, leavers, changes, variance checking etc).
  • Respond to enquiries (by phone, email, online) from payees and payroll customers on a timely basis, demonstrating high levels of customer service.
  • Undertake payroll processing tasks including PAYE, NI, student loans, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, parental leave, statutory payments, court orders, GAYE, other personal deductions, and tax year start/tax year end, etc.
  • Be proactive to meet payroll deadlines. 

 To be successful in this role, you’ll need to:  

  • Demonstrate initiative to work independently and also part of a team.
  • Have a can-do attitude and willingness to learn. 
  • Have meticulous attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy. 
  • Very good numerical skills, able to undertake calculations with confidence and spot errors. 
  • Good IT skills, with accurate and quick data entry/ keyboard skills. 
  • Confident, polite, service-orientated approach, able to offer excellent customer service. 
  • Able to identify priorities and plan and organise daily work routines. 
  • Ability to work well and effectively under pressure to meet strict deadlines. 
  • Able to communicate clearly verbally and in writing. 
  • Experience of working with systems. 
  • Experience of dealing with a large and varied customer base. 
  • Experience of working in a collaborative, team environment. 

Please note, this is a hybrid role with the expectation to work from the office in Church House, London at least 1 day per week (currently on Tuesdays). 


Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification. 

WHAT WE OFFER  

Your Salary 

  • A salary of £34,801, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

Your Benefits
  • 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
  • We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario, and if this fits within the department’s needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
  • We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
  • Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK’s leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
  • Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
  • Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
  • Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
  • Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

ABOUT NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS
The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.

We Include. You Belong.
Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Together, our people contribute in different ways towards our common purpose, whichever NCI they work in and whatever their background.

Living out our values in all that we do, we:
  • Strive for Excellence
  • Show Compassion
  • Respect others
  • Collaborate
  • Act with Integrity
We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. The NCIs are a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. We welcome applications from people of all faiths and of no faith. We want to encourage applications from a diverse group of people who share our values.  Even if you have never thought about working for us before, if you have the skills and experience we’re looking for then we would like to hear from you.

Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for the role. 
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