Payroll Accountant – Part Time

Jobtailor; Northampton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Payroll Accountant to manage payroll journals, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting alignment. The role collaborates with Payroll, Finance and HR to ensure accurate outputs, strong controls, and audit readiness across multiple entities.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive, with experience in payroll elements and GDPR compliance. This on-site position offers opportunities for process improvements and career growth within our

Qualifications

• Payroll accounting experience with journals, reconciliations, and financial controls.
• Strong balance sheet reconciliation and timely discrepancy resolution.
• Knowledge of PAYE, NIC, pensions, and payroll deductions.
• Understanding of how payroll links to financial reporting.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and capable of supporting audits.
• Collaborative, reliable, and proactive with strong communication.
• GDPR compliance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post payroll journals across entities.
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts including PAYE, NIC, and pensions.
• Resolve financial discrepancies promptly.
• Support period-end, year-end, and audit processes.
• Ensure documentation is complete, compliant, and audit-ready.
• Collaborate with Payroll, Finance, and HR to align outputs with reporting.
• Apply strong controls and monitor for errors.
• Contribute to continuous improvement while ensuring GDPR compliance.

Skills

Payroll accounting

Balance sheet reconciliations

Financial controls

GDPR compliance

Detail-oriented

Analytical

Communication skills

Audit readiness

Ownership mindset

Job description

• Prepare and post payroll journals, ensuring accurate recording of payroll costs and liabilities across all entities
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts including PAYE, NIC, and pensions
• Resolve financial discrepancies in a timely manner
• Support period-end, year-end, and audit processes
• Ensure documentation is complete, compliant, and audit-ready
• Collaborate with Payroll, Finance, and HR to align payroll outputs with financial reporting and resolve issues
• Apply strong controls and monitor for errors
• Contribute to continuous improvement while ensuring GDPR compliance

Requirements

• Payroll accounting experience with strong understanding of journals, reconciliations, and financial controls
• Skilled in balance sheet reconciliations and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner
• Knowledge of payroll elements including PAYE, NIC, pensions, and deductions
• Understanding of how payroll links to financial reporting
• Highly detail-oriented and analytical
• Ability to follow processes, meet deadlines, and support audits
• Collaborative, reliable, and proactive professional
• Strong communication skills
• Focus on ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement
• GDPR compliance knowledge

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in payroll accounting, including preparation and posting of payroll journals, balance sheet reconciliations, and compliance with GDPR. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail support accurate financial reporting and effective collaboration with Payroll, Finance, and HR teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Payroll Accounting Experience
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Financial Controls
• GDPR Compliance Knowledge
• Strong Communication Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Payroll Journals
• Reconciliations
• Financial Reporting
• PAYE
• NIC
• Pensions
• Deductions
• Financial Discrepancy Resolution
• Audit Processes
• Documentation Compliance

Soft Skills

• Detail-Oriented
• Analytical
• Collaborative
• ReliableProactive

Industry Keywords

• Continuous Improvement
• Audit-Ready Documentation
• Payroll Elements
• Timely Discrepancy Resolution
• Ownership
• Accuracy