We're looking for a Payroll Assistant to join our Finance Team!

At Everyturn Mental Health, our Payroll Assistant plays a key role in ensuring accurate and efficient payroll operations. Working closely with the Financial Controller and wider finance team, you’ll help deliver a smooth, compliant payroll process, supporting our people through precision, reliability, and attention to detail.

What you'll do:

• Assist the Financial Controller and wider payroll team in processing payroll, ensuring all policies, procedures, and legislation are followed.
• Support the onboarding and exit process from a payroll perspective to ensure smooth and accurate transitions.
• Collaborate with the Financial Controller on benefits, deductions, one-off payments, and tax implications to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare third-party payments and associated documentation, and support the finance team by posting payroll journals to the ledgers.
• Assist in the creation of balance sheet reconciliations, maintaining full back-up schedules for key control accounts (including net pay and deductions).
• Process and support the running of in-house weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Manage the payroll inbox and respond to key stakeholder queries within agreed timescales.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties to meet the needs of the organisation.

Key requirements: 

• GCSE Maths and English (A*-C / 4-9) or equivalent.
• CIPP Level 5 qualification (or willingness to undertake on appointment).
• Experience supporting payroll in a complex organisation.
• Proven ability to meet payroll KPIs and complete accurate reconciliations.
• Strong understanding of financial regulations, payroll processes, and GDPR.
• Excellent communication and IT skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Office 365, and financial CRM systems.
• Strong time management skills, attention to detail, and enthusiasm for continuous professional development.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, building positive relationships across departments.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality, professionalism, and respect for others.
• Alignment with our organisational values: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and innovation.

What we offer in return

We are proud to have been recognised and certified as a Great Place to Work, which speaks volumes on how much we value our staff members. In return for the hard work and dedication from our teams, we offer the following benefits:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 32 days at 5 years’ service) and the option to purchase or sell day
• Enhanced pension
• Wagestream - ability to release earnings, giving you instant access to your pay
• Smart Clinic Wellbeing Programme, including Employee Assistant Programme, GP and priority physiotherapy access and counselling sessions Shopping discounts with the opportunity to sign up for a Blue Light Card
• Enhanced life assurance scheme, payment being three times your annual salary
• Plus, many more great benefits on offer!

Here at Everyturn Mental Health we champion equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation by ensuring our opportunities are open to all and our approach is inclusive. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion/belief, marital status, or pregnancy/maternity.

We welcome you to be yourself at work and have a range of Colleague Networks for members and allies of the LGBTQ+; Black, Asian and minority ethnic; menopause and neurodivergent communities.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as is does not meet the requirements as set out by the UK Visa and Immigration Service

In order to streamline our recruitment process, once we have received a sufficient number of applications, we reserve the right to expire vacancies, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Everyturn Mental Health is the trading name of Everyturn a registered charity (charity number 519332) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number 02073465) and Everyturn Services Ltd, company registered in England & Wales (company number 4391008).

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