Payroll And Expenses Officer (Gmc4280)

Payroll and Expenses Officer

The role of the Payroll and Expenses Officer is to support the delivery of the monthly Payroll and weekly reimbursement of staff expenses. You will be working within the Financial Accounting Team, which sits within the wider Finance and Procurement Department, providing support to all GMC colleagues. The role is varied, and the successful candidate will be fully immersed into all the weekly, monthly, and annual tasks, relating to pay and Expenses.  

The main responsibilities include:

• Processing end to end monthly payrolls for approx. 1700 colleagues, weekly staff expense claim payments.
• Month end reconciliations, and Annual reporting and pay-over of P11Db and PAYE Settlement Agreement.
• Ensuring compliance with both GMC policies and HMRC legislation,
• Producing and communicating accurate and timely information to a wide-ranging audience.
• Working to tight deadlines and conflicting priorities.

We will consider a range of flexible working options. To start with, we would like the successful candidate to come into the office weekly for induction and training. It will then settle into a regular Finance arrangement of once every 2 weeks in the office on a rolling day.

You can find more details on the tasks you will be undertaking, and the essential skills required for the role, in the job description.

How to apply for the role

Please provide a CV and covering letter. The covering letter should clearly set out how you meet the essential skills for the role, which are listed in the job description. You should also include a paragraph outlining your reasons for applying for the role.

We recommend no more than 2 sides of A4 for the covering letter, but it can be more if required.

We will assess the information you provide against the skills required for the role and let you know whether you will progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

If you do not provide all the above, we may not be able to progress your application.

GMC Benefits – Why work for us

We work with doctors, patients, and other stakeholders to support good, safe patient care across the UK. We set the standards doctors and those who train them need to meet and help them achieve them. If there are concerns these standards may not be met or that public confidence in doctors may be at risk, we can investigate, and take action if needed.

You’ll benefit from being part of an organisation that is genuinely committed to its people with several excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday with the option to buy and sell more
• A generous employer pension contribution of 15%
• Access to a range of learning and development opportunities designed to support your ongoing progression
• Flexible working patterns – up to an extra 5 days leave
• Attractive salary that’s reviewed annually
• Discounts at 100s of high street and online stores
• Discounted on site gym membership
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme for those wanting a greener commute
• Bike lockers and shower facilities

The GMC values diversity and has made a public commitment to processes and procedures that are fair, objective, transparent and free from discrimination. We are also committed to the Disability Confident employer scheme and support the requirements of the Disability Confident interview scheme. If you have a disability and meet the cut-off mark for the essential criteria for this role as outlined in the person specification document, you will be offered an interview.

The GMC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1089278) and Scotland (SC037750)