Payroll Assistant (FTC)

Payroll Assistant - 6 month FTC

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Fixed-term contract (6-9 months) Hybrid working Location: Bristol

Are you highly organised, numerate and detail-focused? Do you enjoy working with data and processes, and want to develop your career in payroll?

We're looking for a Payroll Assistant to join our HR team on a fixed-term basis to support an exciting HR and Payroll system implementation project. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience across UK and international payrolls while working alongside experienced payroll professionals in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Whether you already have some payroll experience or are looking to build your knowledge in this field, we'll provide exposure to a broad range of payroll activities and the opportunity to develop valuable skills for your future career.

Role Summary

As Payroll Assistant, you'll help ensure payroll processes run smoothly and accurately each month. You'll:

• Support the processing of UK and international payroll activities.
• Review payroll information and help resolve data queries.
• Maintain payroll records and update systems accurately.
• Assist with payroll reporting and reconciliations.
• Help manage payroll-related enquiries from employees and stakeholders.
• Support pension, benefits and payroll administration processes.
• Work closely with colleagues across Payroll, HR and Finance.
• Contribute to a positive and efficient payroll service

About you

We're looking for someone who:

• Has excellent attention to detail and enjoys working accurately with data.
• Is comfortable working with numbers and financial information.
• Has strong organisational skills and can manage competing priorities.
• Communicates clearly and provides excellent customer service.
• Enjoys working collaboratively with colleagues across different teams.
• Uses sound judgement and knows when to seek advice or escalate issues.
• Is keen to learn and develop their payroll knowledge.

Previous payroll or payroll administration experience would be beneficial, but it isn't essential. Experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, would also be helpful.

Who We Are:

IOP Publishing is a society-owned scientific publisher, providing impact, recognition and value for the scientific community. As the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, 100% of our profit goes towards public and scientific good.

Why work with us at IOP Publishing:

Purpose: We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community - working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.

Culture: We offer a truly international culture with offices in Europe, Asia and the US and our reach is global. Our culture is the perfect blend of dedicated and intelligent professionalism, informal, friendly collaboration and authenticity with a social conscience.

Financial benefits: A competitive salary of £25,650 (Band A), an excellent pension scheme, a discretionary annual bonus scheme and a range of other useful and cost-saving benefits available through our benefits platform.

Health and Wellbeing: 33+ days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra day’s leave to use for a moment that matters to you, a 35-hour working week, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, dental insurance, health care cash plan, and a great positive working environment in our brand new office in central Bristol - modern airy and designed with all of our colleagues in mind – for work and social time.

Flexibility: a flexible hybrid working environment to suit everyone’s needs– we don’t need you in the office every day so we can consider applicants from further afield who can travel to Bristol likely once per month and team in-person days, depending on when face to face time is needed (any travel to the Bristol office is at the employees own expenses).

And last but not least, did we mention that we are unique : IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society and we gift-aid all our profits to support science through the activities of the Institute.

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter through our careers site.

IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds.

We make recruitment and workplace adjustments wherever we can, so please let us know if there’s anything that we can do to support you.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for candidates. If however you already have the right to work in the UK or hold an eligible work permit or visa, we encourage you to apply for this position.