Finance Officer Payroll Costing & Process Improvement

Finance Officer Payroll Costing & Process Improvement.

Salary:37300 per annum.

Location:Remote.

Contract:Fixed Term Contract 12 months 35 hours per week.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5additional days for continuous service andoption to buy or sell leave.

• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.

• Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages.

• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.

• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.

Why Action for Children

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can makea huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.

Join our Finance Team!

In this new role of Finance Officer Payroll Costing & Process Improvement you will strategically provide essential support to budget managers and the wider Finance team by ensuring the accuracy and integrity of staff cost data working alongside operational teams Payroll and the Oracle Delivery Team to maintain reliable payrollcosting data within Action for Children finance and payroll systems (Oracle).

How youll help to create brighter futures

• Accurate reconciliations timely corrections managed through effective collaboration that will contribute directly to highquality financial reporting.

• Contributing to financial reporting improvement initiatives and system/processchange projects.

• Review payroll outputs and apply detailed costing alignment with AfCs organisational structure and cost centres.

• Investigate and resolve payroll costing discrepancies in a timely manner.

• Ensure alignment of payroll costing elements across ERP HCM and EPM.

• Work collaboratively with the Oracle Delivery Team.

• Assist with reconciliations of payroll data across system modules.

• Maintain clear documentation of costing processes updates and changes to support internal controls audits and compliance.

Lets talk about you

• AAT Level 3 or Level 4 or Business Finance or accounting degree or demonstrable equivalent experience in finance payroll costing or financial controls.

• Understanding of payroll processes the Chart of Accounts and costaccounting principles.

• Experience with finance payroll HR or business systems with the ability to learn new tools; Oracle Cloud or similar ERP/HCM experience is desirable.

• Demonstrable analytical and problemsolving skills particularly in resolving costing issues.

• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and demonstrable people skills.

• Proficiency in Excel; experience with data analysis tools or Power Query is an advantage.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Contact:email us atquoting reference 12865.

Closing Date: Tuesday 7^th April 2026.

Interviews will be weekcommencing13^th April 2026.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.

Diversity equality andinclusion

AtActionforChildrenwerededicatedto building a diverseinclusive and authentic workplace.

Weactivelyencourageapplicationsfrom Black Asian &MinorityEthnic and disabled candidates as they areunder-representedwithinActionforChildren. We want to takedeliberateand purposefulactionto ensure equalopportunityto all groups in society and forActionforChildren.

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