Payroll & Benefits Assistant

Oakleaf Partnership; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Payroll & Benefits Assistant to join their dynamic team in Central London. This exciting role involves managing the monthly payroll for 600 employees and overseeing the administration of employee benefits. The ideal candidate will have strong UK payroll experience and exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in payroll processing and benefits management. With a hybrid working model, this position offers a great work-life balance while contributing to a collaborative and supportive environment. If you're passionate about payroll and benefits administration, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience processing monthly payroll for 600 employees.
• Strong administration skills in managing employee benefits.

Responsibilities

• Support end to end running of monthly payroll and benefits.
• Administer payroll processes including starters, leavers, and reconciliations.

Skills

UK in-house payroll experience

Attention to detail

Excel skills

Tools

Workday

Darwin benefits platform

Job description

UK Payroll & Benefits Assistant

• Permanent
• Up to £40,000
• Location: Central London
• Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the office

Oakleaf Partnership is delighted to be partnered with a highly regarded professional services firm in the city of London in search of an experienced Payroll and Benefits Assistant. The role will sit within a lean and close-knit team, holding key responsibilities in the end to end running of the monthly in-house UK payroll and benefits.

The Payroll & Benefits Assistant responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the end to end running of the monthly payroll for 600 UK employees in Workday. Including posting payroll journals.
• Process and administer day to day payroll including starters, leavers, SSP, SMP, SPP, using manual calculations when required.
• Support on month end and year end processes & reporting.
• Carry out reconciliations between payroll & HMRC information.
• Support the administration of benefits including, benefit platform (Darwin) management, and annual renewals.
• Reconcile monthly and annual benefits information.
• Support the monthly UK pension management and auto-enrolment.

Essential experience:

• Strong UK in-house payroll experience (processing payroll monthly including month and year end reporting)
• Administration and management of employee benefits. Experience working with benefit brokers.
• Experience and understanding of UK pension auto-enrolment.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong excel skills.

Desirable experience:

• Experience in the professional services sector (particularly partnership models)
• Experience using Workday
• Experience using Darwin benefits platform