Payroll Accountant

Role: Payroll Accountant 

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday 

Salary: £34,641 - £43,301 per annum, dependent on experience  

Contract: Full-time, permanent  

Location: Dartford/Agile 

Who are we looking for? 

You’ll be a qualified in Payroll/Accountancy with an exceptional attention to detail and proficient in numerical analysis and interpretation to make a positive impact to the team and wider business. Experience and detailed knowledge of payroll administration and legislation, including a good understanding of the interfaces with HR & Payroll systems all supported by significant practical experience. 

An excellent communicator, able to work with, and influence, internal and external stakeholders. It is crucial that you are able to work to time critical deadlines and can evidence strong and accurate reconciliation skills. 

What does a Payroll Accountant do? 

You’ll provide payroll services on behalf of Moat.  Accurately maintain, reconcile and report on all payroll related records in accordance with statutory and Group policy. You’ll act as the focal point for all payroll related communication to Employees, between the HR and Finance teams and external partners such as our Payroll Bureau.  

You’ll maintain our pension records and our cloud-based on-line expenses system. 

You’ll also prepare monthly performance reporting, budgets & forecasts and year-end employment disclosures for all employment costs and headcount reporting. 

To view the full job description, please click here:  payroll-accountant.pdf 

To apply: 

Complete our application form in full via our careers website. As we use anonymous recruitment and do not accept CVs, it’s really important that you provide as much detail as possible in your application. We’re keen to understand your interest in the role and how you meet the requirements, so make full use of the spaces provided to tell us about your experience, skills, and what makes you a great fit for our team. 

Who are we? 

We’re one of the top 30 housing associations in England, with homes spreading across London, Kent, Essex and Sussex. Our financial strength puts us in a good position to rise to challenges and plan for the future.  Our purpose is to “open doors to better lives for our customers”.  We thrive to be customer pioneers; providing a great customer experience.   

We are also proud to announce that we have been awarded an accreditation for ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work’ 2025, based on our employee feedback. 

In return, you’ll receive: 

A range of benefits. For more info, check out our employee benefits video here: Our employee benefits: what we can offer you (youtube.com) 

Want to know more about Moat?  

Check out our social media feeds! 

LinkedIn: @moathomes 

Instagram: @moathomes 

Interested in applying? We want to hear from you! 

If interested, please apply by  Monday 29th September 9am 

We encourage you to apply early, as we may close the advert before this date if we receive good interest. We're looking forward to reading your application! 

Please note we will no longer be accepting CV’s as part of the recruitment process. All candidates must now complete an application form on our career’s website. 

Please note this role is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) which means that if you are successful, we will have to obtain a disclosure and barring service check before confirming the offer of employment with you. 

If you require any additional adjustments to the recruitment process, please email peopleservices@moat.co.uk