Finance & Payroll Co-ordinator
GP Health Connect Limited
Runcorn, WA7 1BDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£30,000 to £35,000
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 October 2026
4 days leftJob description
Working closely with the Business Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day finance administration, payroll coordination and financial reporting requir...
- Maintain accurate financial records using Sage for Small Business Plus
- Support the monitoring of organisational and service budgets and forecasts
- Produce monthly financial reports, highlighting variances and trends
- Assist with budget setting and financial planning activities.
- Monitor project and service expenditure against allocated budgets
- Support the preparation of financial information for Board reporting
Payroll Coordination- Collate and submit monthly payroll information to the external payroll provider
- Review payroll reports and ensure accuracy before approval
- Manage payroll-related queries from employees
- Coordinate pension administration and monthly contribution submissions
- Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and statutory requirements
Primary Care Funding and Reconciliations- Reconcile Primary Care Network funding streams
- Manage and reconcile ARRS claims and reimbursements
- Support the monitoring of NHS funding income and expenditure
- Process recharges and shared resource adjustments where required
Bookkeeping and Financial Control- Maintain sales, purchase and general ledgers
- Process supplier invoices and expense claims
- Undertake bank reconciliations and cash flow monitoring
- Complete month-end journals and adjustments
- Support continuous improvement of financial systems and processes
Budgets, Forecasting and Financial Performance Reporting
Collaborate with the Business Manager to monitor and update annual service and organisational budgets and rolling forecasts.
Produce concise monthly financial performance reports, highlighting key variances between
actual spend and budgeted targets.
Assist the Business Manager in prepping financial datasets and variance commentary for the
GPHC Board and clinical lead(s).
Track expenditure against specific clinical projects and service contracts to monitor baseline
financial health.
Collate and calculate all monthly payroll data (including core staff hours, variable clinical staff hours, and bank workers) and submit accurate variables to the external payroll provider.
Act as the primary internal contact for employee payroll queries, tax code changes, and pension information.
Review, check, and sign off the monthly payroll draft generated by the external provider before final approval.
Coordinate pension scheme data submissions, ensuring accurate tracking of monthly contributions (including the NHS Pension Scheme and/or workplace alternatives).
Reconcile all healthcare funding streams, including PCN budgets and ARRS (Additional
Roles Reimbursement Scheme) claims.
Work with the Business Manager to align monthly ARRS claims with actual payroll data to
guarantee timely and accurate NHS reimbursements.
Process recharges, and shared resource adjustments as required.
Maintain sales, purchase, and general ledgers efficiently within Sage for Small Business Plus.
Process supplier invoices, clinical expense claims, and practice reimbursements in line with
internal control processes.
Perform regular bank reconciliations, as required and monitor debtor ledgers to maintain smooth cash flow
Execute standard month-end adjustments, including posting journals.
Liaise with the Business Manager to ensure ledger codes are used correctly and efficiently and propose new codes as necessary
Be cognisant of compliance with the CQC 5 key lines of enquiry across all service areas
Working with the Business Manager, ensure all financial processes and policies are regularly reviewed and updated, as required
Participate in the CQC self-assessment and action planning where appropriate and necessary
Support staff through any inspection visits from CQC
In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, member practices, staff and other healthcare workers. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the organisation may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data
Keep up to date with IG And GDPR legislation
The post-holder will implement and work alongside the Business Manager on the full range of promotion and management of their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the organisations Health & Safety policy and the Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to):
- Ensuring job holders across the organisation adhere to their individual responsibilities for infection control and health and safety, using a system of observation, audit and check, hazard identification, questioning, reporting and risk management.
- Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of health and safety and infection control statutory and best practice guidelines, and ensure implementation of these across the business
- Using personal security systems within the workplace according to organisation guidelines
- Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across the business
- Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others
- Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards, and initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed
- Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised
- Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business, and assuming responsibility in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness across the business in consultation (where appropriate) with other managers and or directors
- Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually)
- Routine management of own team, team areas, and maintenance of workspace standards
- Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:
- Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with procedures and policies, and current legislation
- Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
- Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by GP Health Connect Limited as part of this employment, with such training to include:
Commitment to the vision of GP Health Connect and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the strategic objectives of the organisation; be a role model for the values of GPHC in all activities and interactions
Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and or professional development.
Undertaking any identified training and development related to the post identified in annual review
Ensuring knowledge and understanding of and adherence to - all organisation processes and policies
Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
Ensuring own actions contribute to the maintenance of a quality service provision
Being responsible for the self-development of skills and competencies through participation in training and development activities and to maintain up to date technical and professional knowledge relevant to the post
Undertaking statutory and mandatory training as well as role specific training deemed appropriate by the organisation
GP Health Connect is a forward-thinking primary care provider organisation committed to delivering high-quality healthcare services and supporting our member practices, patients and communities.
We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Finance & Payroll Co-ordinator to support our financial management, payroll coordination and reporting functions.
This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking for a flexible role where they can make a significant contribution to the financial governance and performance of a growing healthcare organisation.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and variance
- tracking formulae).
- Highly organised and exceptionally capable of managing a comprehensive workload efficiently within a tight, part-time schedule.
- Ability to explain financial parameters clearly to the Business Manager and
- handle staff payroll queries tactfully
Qualifications
Essential: - Good standard of education; - Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable: - Part-qualified or fully qualified AAT (Level 3 or 4).
Experience
Essential
- Proven history in a blended finance role covering bookkeeping, management reporting support, and payroll coordination
- Strong, hands-on experience using Sage accounting packages.
Desirable
- Familiarity with the NHS Pension Scheme and the NHS Pensions Online portal.
- Experience of NHS budgeting and primary care income streams
- Prior financial experience within a GP practice, PCN, or NHS setting
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 September 2026
Last checked
23 September 2026
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