An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Interim Payroll Supervisor to join the Finance team.
As the Payroll Supervisor at The Children’s Trust, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll. You will support the Payroll Manager and Finance Department with various payroll-related functions, maintaining compliance with relevant regulations and enhancing operational efficiency.
Key Accountabilities
Working with the Payroll Manager to ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll, including the entry and reconciliation of timesheets, holiday pay calculations, and updates to payroll records. Assist with year-end payroll tasks, including PSA and P11D calculations and submissions, while ensuring adherence to HMRC regulations and organisational policies. Maintain and update payroll systems by performing data cleansing, ensuring information accuracy, and implementing necessary adjustments. Respond to and resolve payroll-related queries promptly, providing excellent service to internal stakeholders. Work closely with the Payroll Manager and Finance Department on ad hoc projects, reconciliations, and operational improvements. Build and maintain effective working relationships across departments to ensure smooth payroll operations and communication. Requirement to work 1 additional day per month to cover payroll processing weeks. Provide coverage for the Payroll Manager during absences and support the team with critical payroll cycles and projects. Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process. About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions. Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background.
We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements. Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
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Working with the Payroll Manager to ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll, including the entry and reconciliation of timesheets, holiday pay calculations, and updates to payroll records. Assist with year-end payroll tasks, including PSA and P11D calculations and submissions, while ensuring adherence to HMRC regulations and organisational policies. Maintain and update payroll systems by performing data cleansing, ensuring information accuracy, and implementing necessary adjustments. Respond to and resolve payroll-related queries promptly, providing excellent service to internal stakeholders. Work closely with the Payroll Manager and Finance Department on ad hoc projects, reconciliations, and operational improvements. Build and maintain effective working relationships across departments to ensure smooth payroll operations and communication. Requirement to work 1 additional day per month to cover payroll processing weeks. Provide coverage for the Payroll Manager during absences and support the team with critical payroll cycles and projects. Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process. About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions. Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background.
We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements. Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
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