​Payment process

EASY expenses system

  • Tax and national insurance information

Tax and national insurance will be calculated by payroll not in the EASY system.

  • Process

Self-service, overseen by HRA finance team. A monthly file is submitted to payroll for processing and payment is made in payslips.

  • Timeframe

Payments made monthly.

Payroll

  • Tax and national insurance information

Personal information held on Electronic Staff Record (ESR), including national insurance number and bank details.

Tax and national insurance deducted automatically.

  • Process

Team responsible submit ‘change form’.

Expenses file is extracted from EASY system by HRA finance and sent to payroll for processing.

Individuals may receive directly or via employer.

  • Timeframe

Payments made monthly.

Payment form (invoice) and bank transfer

  • Tax and national insurance information

Individual responsible for paying own tax and national insurance

  • Process

Community members need to be set up on the Oracle finance system before payment can be made.

Team responsible sends form to Community member to complete. On return, this is processed by the team, shared with finance, who send it to SBS to upload on to Oracle. The invoice is authorised by the budget holder and payment is approved by HRA Finance and made by NHS Shared Business Systems (SBS) on HRA’s behalf.

  • Timeframe

Payments made within 30 days of invoice date.

Voucher (digital or physical)

  • Tax and national insurance information

Individual responsible for paying own tax and national insurance.

  • Process

Process is not in place at present but can be explored in future.

  • Timeframe

Immediate: during or after the session.

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