Payroll / People Advisor

Liverpool or London - The role is offered within a hybrid working environment with a blend of office and homeworking.

Liverpool £30,079 to £33,000 or London £33,079 to £36,000

Contract type: Fixed-term (12 months)

Working arrangements: 35 hours per week. Standard working hours between 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. Hybrid working, with a minimum of 6 days per month in the office. Required to work in the office on Wednesdays.

The People and Culture team at the Royal College of Physicians are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join us as a People and Culture Officer – payroll, reward and people analytics This is a great opportunity for an experienced professional with previous payroll experience, who is looking for the next stage in their career and join the people and culture team at the RCP.

Key Responsibilities

The role of the payroll, reward and reporting People and Culture Officer will be fast paced with high volumes and lots of working across the team.

You’ll mainly be focussed on:

Running our monthly payroll information and getting this over to the payroll team in finance so everyone gets paid correctly.
Administration of all payroll and contractual changes for new and existing employees.
Generating people data reports for all levels of the organisation. This includes headcount reports, total reward statements and any other ad hoc reports that are requested.
Dealing with the queries that come through the shared HR mailbox.

There will be the opportunity to get involved with project work as we look to continuously improve the service we offer our internal clients.

What you will need to succeed

Ability to prioritise your own workload and completing tasks with a high level of accuracy
Experience of running payroll process for a similar sized organisation (c400 employees)
Experience of HR information systems is essential (experience of Cascade HRIS is desirable)
Excellent working knowledge of MS Word and advanced knowledge of Excel
CIPD qualified to Level 3 or equivalent relevant experience
Highly organised and capable of conflicting deadlines

In the HR team we are responsible for everything from recruitment and selection, payroll, your benefits and rewards, employee relations, policies & procedures to reporting and outplacement.

Benefits

Working at the RCP comes with lots of benefits designed to ensure that you feel valued and supported in your role. The benefits we offer include:

27 days holiday per annum (staff grades 2-4), plus bank holidays
group personal pension plan with 7% employer contribution
interest-free season ticket loan
life assurance
flexible working hours
employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice and support for any work-related issues as well as any problems affecting your home life
occupational health team – includes employment and work-related health assessments, health checks and workstation assessments
cycle to work scheme
professional training and development opportunities
enhanced maternity and paternity pay
staff discounts platform – including discounts on cinema tickets and a range of high street brands

Closing date: 11th May 2025

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by: 15 May 2025

Interview date: w/c 19 May 2025

The RCP positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

The RCP is all about our people – our members, staff, volunteers and leaders. We educate, influence and collaborate to improve health and healthcare for everyone and know we can only do this by being inclusive, encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. Welcoming into our community people who represent the 21st-century medical workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve is a priority for us.

Royal College of Physicians

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