Badger Group

Payroll & Finance Assistant

The closing date is 17 October 2025

Job summary

Salary: £29000.00 per annum dependant on experience

Location: Glover Street, Birmingham

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Badger Group which is a social enterprise that works with key stakeholders including NHS Trusts, local authorities, local Councillors & MPs and GPs to deliver best patient care.

As an out of hours and urgent care provider, we are seeking a Payroll & Finance Administrator reporting to our Group Finance Manager.

We are seeking a self-starter who is self-sufficient, proactive and adaptable, a good communicator and valued team member. You are highly motivated to excel in your role, providing a comprehensive, professional and effective service. You have highly developed organisational and time management skills as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You have at least 3 years experience of working with Multiple Payrolls with sound knowledge & understanding of basic accounting procedures.

We need you for 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Company Benefits

  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Free parking
  • NHS Smartcard
  • BHSF health Cash Plan (access to preventative health services)

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this role will have responsibility for support the finance function.

About us

Birmingham and District GP Emergency Room (Badger) Ltd is a not-for-profit social enterprise healthcare co-operative which includes, as part of its group of companies, Badger Medical Ltd, Badger Healthcare Ltd and Sett Support Partnership plc. Badger consists of Board Leadership; Clinical; Finance; Workforce & HR; Quality & Performance; Operations; IT and Business Development departments.

Badger was established in 1996 by local doctors who joined together to initially provide an improved out-of-hours service for their patients. Today Badger has opted-in GP members in 60+ practices and provides 24/7 message handling, urgent primary care and GP out of hours service to a patient base of 1.3 million. We run the Urgent Treatment Services at Solihull and Erdington Stockland Green, with face to face and 24/7 remote clinical assessment services operating from Bourne Road in Aston. Our head offices are at Glover Street, near the city centre. Badger was recognised with an Outstanding rating following our Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in March 2024.

Details

Date posted

03 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience £29000.00 per annum dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0581-25-0013

Job locations

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


Job description

Job responsibilities

To utilise SAGE Line 50 for input and administration purposes.

Various payroll runs using SAGE Payroll

Pension administration

Holiday pay calculations.

Time & Attendance system administration.

Responding to Supplier Statements where necessary.

Purchase Ordering

Invoicing

Be aware of duties performed by other team members to enable adequate cover during holiday/absence.

Any other associated administration duties to support the finance function.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To utilise SAGE Line 50 for input and administration purposes.

Various payroll runs using SAGE Payroll

Pension administration

Holiday pay calculations.

Time & Attendance system administration.

Responding to Supplier Statements where necessary.

Purchase Ordering

Invoicing

Be aware of duties performed by other team members to enable adequate cover during holiday/absence.

Any other associated administration duties to support the finance function.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Payroll/Accounts Qualification

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate a good general level of education to include a financial qualification minimum AAT level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working in a busy Finance department with sound knowledge and understanding of basic accounting procedures.
  • Substantial experience in preparing and processing payroll
  • Experience in use of IT and Finance systems e.g. SAGE Line 50, SAGE Payroll, Excel, Word, Outlook, sharepoint
  • Experience of application of data protection and confidentiality procedure.

Desirable

  • Experience within healthcare sector
  • Dealing with Public sector organisations
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Payroll/Accounts Qualification

Desirable

  • Able to demonstrate a good general level of education to include a financial qualification minimum AAT level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working in a busy Finance department with sound knowledge and understanding of basic accounting procedures.
  • Substantial experience in preparing and processing payroll
  • Experience in use of IT and Finance systems e.g. SAGE Line 50, SAGE Payroll, Excel, Word, Outlook, sharepoint
  • Experience of application of data protection and confidentiality procedure.

Desirable

  • Experience within healthcare sector
  • Dealing with Public sector organisations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Badger Group

Address

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


Employer's website

https://www.badger-group.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Badger Group

Address

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


Employer's website

https://www.badger-group.com/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

03 October 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience £29000.00 per annum dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0581-25-0013

Job locations

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


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