Payroll Assistant (Fixed Term), Finance Department - Tavistock House, London
Tavistock House, London, WC1H 9JP
Up to £35,000 per annum DOE
Job Title: Payroll Assistant
Department: Finance
Location: Tavistock House, London, WC1H 9JP
Contract /Hours: 9 Months Fixed Term, Full Time (40 hours per week)
Salary range: Up to £35,000 per annum DOE
About us:
Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.
Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.
About the role:
Following the commencement of a project to change HR and Payroll systems, an opportunity has arisen for a Payroll Assistant to join a growing, fast paced, friendly Payroll team at TDL, based in central London.
We would particularly like to hear from you if you have:
* Keen eye for detail
* Excellent communication skills both spoken and written.
* Good knowledge of Payroll and the ability to advise on best practice in general payroll related matters.
* Previous experience of working in a Payroll Administration role.
* Good all round payroll knowledge.
* Experience of working in both a public and private sector Payroll Department is preferred, particularly a private sector organisation with NHS pension scheme members.
The scope of your role will include:
* Playing an integral part in the delivery of quality Payroll administrative support across the group.
* Part of a 6-person team providing advice and guidance to staff on all payroll related matters and be the key point of contact for all payroll matters.
* The role will mainly involve general Payroll administration of all 9 pay groups pension schemes, including the processing of new joiners, leavers and pay changes.
* Handling manual calculations, including statutory payments and adjustments.
* Ensuring compliance with UK payroll legislation and internal controls.
What you will need to succeed:
* Proven experience in UK payroll processing.
* Strong understanding of payroll legislation and manual calculations.
* Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
* Experience processing with starters and leavers.
* Strong communication skills for handling queries and working with HR/Finance.
* Experience of using CoreHR and Workday (desirable not essential)
* Be a quick learner with the ability to adapt to new tasks and tools.
We operate a hybrid working model and require a presence in the office 3 days a week (or more frequently when the business requirements demand).
At TDL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
• Annual salary review - No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.
• Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
• Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
• Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
• Competitive annual leave allowance - 23 days
• Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule