Interim Payroll Analyst

G-NIUS | Powered by Goodman Masson; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

G-NIUS | Powered by Goodman Masson is seeking an experienced Payroll Partner for a three-month fixed-term assignment in central London (Mayfair), with some presence in Notting Hill. The role covers end-to-end payroll for about 350 employees across two premium venues, reporting to Finance and People & Culture.

You will own the monthly payroll lifecycle using Fourth, manage starters, leavers, changes, overtime, deductions, and pensions while ensuring on-time payments and data accuracy.

Qualifications

• Proven end-to-end payroll experience in multi-site settings.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and auto-enrolment.
• Hands-on with Fourth payroll system and advanced Excel.
• Experience documenting processes with clear SOPs.
• Confident in communicating with employees at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Own the full monthly payroll lifecycle for two sites using Fourth.
• Manage starters, leavers, changes, overtime, deductions, and pensions.
• Handle employee payroll queries as first point of contact.
• Investigate discrepancies and resolve promptly.
• Produce payroll reports and ad-hoc Excel analyses.
• Document end-to-end processes and create SOPs.
• Review controls and data flows to improve processes.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

UK payroll rules

Excel advanced

Data accuracy

Clear SOPs

Tools

Fourth

Recruit Genie

Job description

Location: Primarily Mayfair, with some presence in Notting Hill (4 days onsite)

Contract: 3-month Interim

Hours: Full-time

Salary: Up to £55,000 FTE (pro-rata for the contract term)

We are partnering with a well-established, high-end hospitality group operating premium venues in central London. They are seeking an experienced, hands-on Payroll Partner on a three-month fixed-term basis.

This is a dual-focused role: full operational ownership of the monthly payroll cycle across two sites, combined with a clear project element to bring structure, documentation and improved controls to the existing processes.

About the Role

You will take end-to-end ownership of payroll for approximately 350 employees across the group's two flagship venues. Working closely with Finance and People & Culture, you will ensure accurate, on-time payments every month while reviewing current processes, tightening controls and data quality, and creating clear SOPs.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full monthly payroll lifecycle using Fourth, from data collection and validation through to processing, reconciliation and reporting
• Manage starters, leavers, contractual changes, overtime, bonuses, deductions, pensions, benefits and family leave payments
• Act as first point of contact for all employee payroll queries
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies promptly and professionally
• Produce accurate payroll reports and ad-hoc analysis using advanced Excel
• Document end-to-end processes and create clear, usable SOPs
• Review current controls and data flows, recommending practical improvements

Requirements

• Proven end-to-end payroll experience, ideally in a multi-site hospitality or hospitality-adjacent environment
• Strong working knowledge of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments and pension auto-enrolment
• Hands-on experience with Fourth payroll system
• Advanced Excel skills (XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, pivot tables) with excellent attention to data accuracy
• Experience creating clear process documentation / SOPs
• Confident communicator, comfortable dealing directly with employees at all levels
• Ability to work autonomously and hit the ground running in a short-term project role
• Experience with Recruit Genie or similar ATS that feeds into payroll
• Previous experience supporting a payroll handover or transition