Finance Assistant (Payroll)

Permanent, Full Time

We have an exciting opportunity to work within our Finance team as one of our Finance Assistants, with a focus on payroll.

We are a forward thinking, values driven housing association. This role is agile in nature, working from home for up to 50% of your time, with the remainder based in our Rockingham Street offices in Sheffield

For our perfect candidate we are offering a flexible role working in a caring and friendly team, with a great package of benefits.

Job Description

The Payroll Finance Assistant role is responsible to the Financial Accountant and works alongside a Finance Officer to provide a full payroll & compliance service to the SYHA group.

The salary is between £22,925 - £24,386 (3F) for a 37-hour working week with generous holiday entitlement of 27 days annual leave, statutory bank holidays and an additional 4 SYHA days. Benefits which include an excellent flexible working scheme, family friendly perks, wellbeing scheme, discounts scheme and pension scheme. There is access to a wide range of programs to train and develop you.

More about the role:

You will:

• complete the monthly payroll for the SYHA Group
• assist the Financial Accountant in the provision of a flexible and comprehensive payroll & accounting service
• communicate effectively with employees and teams of the Association and of external organisations
• prepare reconciliations
• assist the Financial Accountant with project work as required

Who you are:

You will be an enthusiastic, optimistic, resilient, and flexible individual with the ability to provide an effective payroll service including submission of statutory returns and knowledge of relevant legislation.

Our ideal candidate can also:

• Communicate well both verbally and in writing with a wide range of people and work effectively in collaboration with a variety of staff
• Demonstrate a good understanding of accounting principles and techniques
• Have the ability to solve problems relating to systems and controls quickly and effectively
• Have intermediate spreadsheet skills (vlookup, sumifs etc.)

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Who we are:

At South Yorkshire Housing Association, our purpose is for our customers to settle at home, live well and realise their potential.

Feeling settled and living well means different things to the people and families that live across South Yorkshire. So, we work with people in different ways – from our extra-care housing, to providing services and opportunities that individuals can access in their home, workplace, and community, to creating houses for affordable rent.

Our employees enable us to create the best services, support, and experiences for our customers. We believe that difference makes us better, and that our services are made stronger by having a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Please note that we may remove this advert prior to the advertised date, dependent on the level of response received. Please apply at your earliest convenience.

Closing Date: Monday 20th September 2021 at 12 Midnight

Interview Date: W/C 4th October 2021