Payroll Assistant

Payroll Elite; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Payroll Elite Ltd is seeking an experienced Part‑Time Payroll Assistant to work 4 days per week in our City‑led international firm with offices across the UK. You will ensure accurate and timely delivery of the monthly payroll, processing starters/leavers, changes, overtime, benefits and pension updates using ADP/NGUX.

You will be the payroll contact for employee queries, maintaining confidentiality and collaborating closely with a small team to meet deadlines and ensure compliance with HMRC

Qualifications

• Proven experience using the ADP/NGUX payroll platform.
• Experience in payroll administration, ideally in professional services.
• Understanding of manual tax and NI calculations.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of HMRC payroll requirements.

Responsibilities

• Process starters and leavers accurately using ADP/NGUX.
• Respond to and resolve payroll queries, including tax issues.
• Process monthly payroll changes and produce ad hoc reports.
• Manage monthly overtime forms and reconcile outputs.
• Calculate and process sickness payments per policy.
• Prepare parental leave payment schedules and verify with HMRC calculator.
• Administer monthly employee benefits and pension variations.
• Raise and process casual/adhoc employee payments.
• Check and process monthly HMRC/PAYE payments after sign‑off.
• Deliver month‑end reporting to Benefits team.
• Undertake additional payroll duties for a small team.

Skills

ADP/NGUX

Payroll administration

Tax/NI calculations

Excel

HMRC regulations

Attention to detail

Time management

Discretion & confidentiality

Collaborative mindset

Education

CIPP qualification (desirable)

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.

The Role

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.

Payroll Assistant 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.

Payroll Assistant 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.