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Badger Group

Payroll Specialist

The closing date is 04 December 2025

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Job summary

As an out of hours and urgent care provider, we are seeking a Payroll Specialist 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.

Main duties of the job

Process multiple payroll runs accurately using Sage Payroll.

Maintain payroll data and perform administration tasks in Sage Line 50.

Administer workplace pension schemes, including enrolments and contributions.

Calculate holiday pay in line with policy and regulations.

Manage and maintain the Time & Attendance system.

Update and support rota management via Rotamaster.

Ensure compliance with PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP, SPP, and Pension auto-enrolment requirements.

Resolve payroll queries and discrepancies promptly.

Administration of company pensions

Provide administrative support across the finance function.

Maintain awareness of team duties to provide cover during absence or holidays.

Protect payroll data accuracy, confidentiality, and integrity.

Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiency.

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

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0581-25-0015

Job locations

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Process multiple payroll runs accurately using Sage Payroll.

Maintain payroll data and perform administration tasks in Sage Line 50.

Administer workplace pension schemes, including enrolments and contributions.

Calculate holiday pay in line with policy and regulations.

Manage and maintain the Time & Attendance system.

Update and support rota management via Rotamaster.

Ensure compliance with PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP, SPP, and Pension auto-enrolment requirements.

Resolve payroll queries and discrepancies promptly.

Administration of company pensions

Provide administrative support across the finance function.

Maintain awareness of team duties to provide cover during absence or holidays.

Protect payroll data accuracy, confidentiality, and integrity.

Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiency.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Process multiple payroll runs accurately using Sage Payroll.

Maintain payroll data and perform administration tasks in Sage Line 50.

Administer workplace pension schemes, including enrolments and contributions.

Calculate holiday pay in line with policy and regulations.

Manage and maintain the Time & Attendance system.

Update and support rota management via Rotamaster.

Ensure compliance with PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP, SPP, and Pension auto-enrolment requirements.

Resolve payroll queries and discrepancies promptly.

Administration of company pensions

Provide administrative support across the finance function.

Maintain awareness of team duties to provide cover during absence or holidays.

Protect payroll data accuracy, confidentiality, and integrity.

Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiency.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Payroll Qualification
  • A good general level of education.
  • Intermediate level EXCEL

Desirable

  • Sage 50 Payroll Certification
  • AAT level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working in a busy finance department with sound knowledge of basic accounting procedures.
  • Substantial experience in preparing and processing payroll.
  • Experience using IT and finance systems such as Sage Line 50, Sage Payroll, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint.
  • Experience applying data protection and confidentiality procedures.

Desirable

  • Experience within healthcare sector
  • Experience dealing with public sector organisations.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Payroll Qualification
  • A good general level of education.
  • Intermediate level EXCEL

Desirable

  • Sage 50 Payroll Certification
  • AAT level 3

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working in a busy finance department with sound knowledge of basic accounting procedures.
  • Substantial experience in preparing and processing payroll.
  • Experience using IT and finance systems such as Sage Line 50, Sage Payroll, Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint.
  • Experience applying data protection and confidentiality procedures.

Desirable

  • Experience within healthcare sector
  • Experience 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

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0581-25-0015

Job locations

Badger House

121 Glover Street

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 4EY


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