About this role
Job summary
Are you an organised and detail-focused administrator with experience in payroll or finance? Do you enjoy working with numbers, supporting colleagues, and ensuring processes run smoothly?
We are looking for a Finance & Payroll Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team on a temporary basis for up to 18 months. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your payroll and finance experience while contributing to a growing organisation that values accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
You'll play a key role in helping to deliver an efficient payroll service, supporting employee benefits administration, and assisting with a variety of finance activities and projects. No two days are the same, making this an ideal role for someone who enjoys variety and takes pride in delivering high-quality work.
This temporary 18-month exciting opportunity is located at our main base in Hazel Grove, Stockport. The hours are part time 22.5 hours per week, Rate of Pay £14.50 per hour
Interviews scheduled Thursday 30th July 2026
You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer graduate or visa sponsorship, and no visa extensions can be offered for this role.
Please apply promptly, as we may close this vacancy earlier than planned if we receive a high volume of responses.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Temporary Finance & Payroll Assistant to join our team. This role will support the delivery of an accurate and efficient payroll service while assisting with a range of finance, employee benefits, and administrative projects.
Due to the nature of payroll processing, the successful candidate must be flexible and committed to being available on key payroll processing dates each month (typically two designated days per month).
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with payroll or finance administration experience who enjoys working with data, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
About us
Mastercall Healthcare has over 29 years experience as an innovative, highly performing, award-winning Social Enterprise organisation.
We are passionate about providing the very best patient care at the very best place for the patient.
Our Social Value ethos commits us to ensuring the very best use of the public pound, maximising the return on investment of our commissioners, and supporting the NHS deliver affordable, effective, safe patient centred services.
Our purpose is to ensure that we deliver safe, high quality, patient centred services that support people to live and age well. We are here to support our community and our health and social care partners. We provide a range of highly effective urgent primary care services that support hospital admission avoidance and early supported discharge from hospital where clinically safe and appropriate.
Employee benefits include:
Real Living Wage Employer with competitive rates of pay
NHS Pension Scheme and a funded external pension advisory service for pension advice
NHS Fleet Cars and Home Technology Salary Sacrifice Schemes
Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Health & Wellbeing schemes including onsite Massage Therapy
NHS Blue Light Card (fee covered by Mastercall) and many other financial wellbeing schemes.
Flexible working
Career development
Generous holiday entitlement, long service enhancements and the option to purchase additional l eave
And much more!
Job description Job responsibilities
Payroll Administration
The duties will include, but are not limited to:
Support the delivery of the monthly payroll process, including starters, leavers, contractual changes and payroll adjustments.
NHS pension-related administration.
Manage payroll deductions, including Salary Sacrifice and associated Benefits in Kind (BIK).
Manage the payroll inbox and maintain accurate system records.
Support annual payroll activities including year-end activities and statutory reporting.
Benefits & Employee Administration
Support the administration of employee benefits, salary sacrifice schemes and employee recognition programmes.
Support with promotion of employee benefits including co-ordinating Circle Finance sessions for staff.
Support with Policy updates and reporting where required
Finance Administration
Provide administrative support to the Finance Team, including Accounts Payable and Management Accounting activities.
Assist with invoice processing, reconciliations, reporting and other routine finance tasks.
Support finance and payroll improvement projects and ad-hoc administrative activities
Person Specification
General Qualities Essential
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy. Strong organisational and time management skills Ability to handle confidential information with discretion Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. Able to commit to being available on designated payroll processing dates each month. Flexibility around working hours on these dates is essential to ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time.
Experience Essential
Previous payroll, finance administration, or accounts administration experience. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications. Experience using payroll, HR, or finance systems (Sage experience desirable).
Desirable
NHS Pensions experience
Qualifications Desirable
CIPP/ACCA/AAT qualification
Employer details Employer name Mastercall Healthcare
Address International House
Pepper Road
Stockport
SK7 5BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.mastercall.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)