Part-Time Payroll Assistant

Payroll Elite Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Payroll Elite Ltd in London is hiring an experienced Part-Time Payroll Assistant to support the monthly payroll for a City-led international firm. You will process starters and leavers, changes, overtime, benefits and pension updates using ADP/NGUX, and act as the first point of contact for payroll queries with discretion.

You will join a small team, ensuring timely, accurate payroll deliveries and month-end reporting while maintaining compliance with HMRC regulations and company policies.

Qualifications

• Experience with ADP/NGUX payroll platform.
• Strong numeric accuracy and attention to detail.
• Solid knowledge of HMRC regulations and payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• Process starters and leavers and payroll changes monthly.
• Handle overtime, benefits, pension updates and ad hoc reports.
• Resolve employee payroll queries with discretion and professionalism.
• Prepare month-end payroll reporting and HMRC/PAYE payments.
• Support benefits team with monthly reporting and payroll inquiries.

Skills

Payroll administration

Attention to detail

Time management

Discretion

Education

CIPP (desirable)

Tools

ADP/NGUX

Excel

Job description

A City-led international firm with 1,000 employees, and offices across the UK, the Middle East and Asia, are looking to recruit an experienced Part-Time Payroll Assistant to work 4 days a week.

As a Part-Time Payroll Assistant, you will play an important role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of the firm's monthly payroll.

Working as part of a small, collaborative team, you will be responsible for a range of payroll administration duties, including processing starters and leavers, payroll changes, overtime, benefits, pension updates, statutory payments and month-end reporting using the ADP/NGUX payroll system.

You will also act as a point of contact for employee payroll queries, resolving issues professionally, efficiently and with discretion.

Key Responsibilities

• Process employee starters and leavers accurately using the ADP/NGUX payroll system.
• Respond to and resolve employee payroll queries, including tax-related issues and system login problems.
• Process monthly payroll changes and produce ad hoc reports as required.
• Manage monthly overtime forms and reconcile the information against payroll system outputs.
• Calculate and process monthly sickness payments in accordance with the firm's policies.
• Prepare statutory parental leave payment schedules and verify calculations using the HMRC calculator.
• Administer monthly employee benefits and pension variations within the payroll system.
• Raise and process casual and ad hoc employee payments.
• Check and process monthly HMRC/PAYE payments following payroll sign-off.
• Prepare and deliver month-end reporting to the Benefits team.
• Undertake additional payroll and administrative duties as required, reflecting the varied responsibilities of a small team.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

• Proven experience using the ADP/NGUX payroll platform is essential.
• Previous experience in a payroll administration role, ideally within the professional services sector.
• Understanding of manual tax and National Insurance (NI) calculations.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Up-to-date knowledge of HMRC statutory regulations and payroll requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of numerical accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• High levels of discretion and integrity when handling confidential and sensitive employee information.
• A proactive, flexible and collaborative approach to working within a small team.

Qualifications

• A CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) qualification is desirable but not essential