About us
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 135,000 customers nationwide. Of our 65,000 homes, more than 70% are let at a social or affordable rent, while around 10,000 are owned or part-owned by the people who live in them.

Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

About the role

We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Payroll Officer to join our team in Oldham on a full time, permanent basis. We are currently trialling hybrid working, which offers the opportunity to work 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. Specific days to be agreed during the on-boarding process.

You will support the delivery of an efficient and effective payroll service that ensures pay, benefits and management information is provided accurately and on time. You’ll be responsible for providing support and advice in relation to pay and benefits matters to Guinness employees, maintain procedure notes and contribute to payroll projects/activities as required.

What we’re looking for
The successful candidate will be extremely well organised with excellent attention to detail and with previous experience working in a fast-paced payroll function for a similar sized organisation. You will also need excellent numeracy skills, accuracy, and good oral and written communication skills. You’ll also have previous experience of working with in a customer service environment and the ability to work shifts of 8am-4pm, 8.30am-4.30pm and 9am-5pm on a team rota basis.

Key Skills/Experience:

• Experience of working within a payroll function.
• Good multi-tasking and organisational skills.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Experience of working with in a customer service environment.
• Experience and knowledge of working with Microsoft applications, Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.

If you’re interested in joining us and would like to apply for this role, please review the role profile to view all of the key responsibilities and to ensure you meet the essential criteria.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.