Payroll Assistant

Payroll Assistant – Immediate start

Working Pattern: Hybrid – up to 4 days in the office base, flexible based on business need

Duration: Initially three months however would look at temporary to permanent

Rate

• £17.24

We are looking for experienced and proactive Payroll Assistants to join our clients payroll team on a temporary basis for three months, starting immediately. This is a busy, hands-on role for someone with a strong payroll background who can hit the ground running.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing payroll input and administration tasks
• Supporting payroll data entry and validation activities
• Assisting with employee payroll amendments, starters, leavers and contractual changes
• Reviewing and investigating payroll exceptions and anomalies
• Supporting pension administration and payroll-related deductions
• Validating employee expenses and payroll adjustments
• Responding to routine payroll queries from employees and stakeholders
• Assisting with payroll reconciliations and maintaining accurate payroll records
• Supporting statutory and compliance-related payroll activities where required
• Working under the direction of the Payroll Manager and wider Payroll team

Skills & Experience Required:

• Strong, recent experience in a payroll role, with a solid understanding of end-to-end payroll processing
• Working knowledge of statutory payroll requirements, pensions and payroll deductions
• Experience of handling starters, leavers, amendments and payroll exceptions accurately
• Confident using Microsoft Excel and payroll systems
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Strong communicator with a professional approach to handling confidential information
• Well-organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently as well as part of a team