Payroll Assistant

Huntress - Leeds; Morley; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntress - Leeds is seeking a Payroll Assistant to ensure weekly payroll runs are accurate and timely while supporting workers, candidates and payroll partners. In this hybrid role (LS1, 2 days home), you will process timesheets, manage starter details, check tax and pension updates, and keep HMRC records compliant, with full training provided.

A friendly, detail‑oriented person with numerical confidence will thrive in a fast-paced team that values accuracy and timely payments for hundreds of

Qualifications

• Experience with payroll processing is helpful but not essential.
• Ability to check timesheets, starter details and data accuracy.
• Comfort working with numbers and deadlines in a weekly payroll cycle.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly timesheets and verify accuracy before payroll runs.
• Spot duplicates or errors and fix them prior to payroll.
• Sync payroll systems and keep worker data up to date.
• Apply adjustments such as holiday pay or deductions.
• Set up new starters and check bank details for payments.
• Handle tax codes, pension updates and FPS submissions.
• Prepare BACS payments and send instructions to payroll companies.
• Generate invoices and ensure payslips are delivered weekly.
• Manage payroll inbox and respond to queries, keeping records compliant.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numerical confidence

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Process adherence

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Payroll Assistant

Location: LS1 - hybrid - 2 days work from home

Salary 27,000

About The Role

As a Payroll Assistant, you'll play an important part in making sure our workers are paid accurately and on time every week. You'll work closely with candidates, clients and payroll companies to check timesheets, process starter details, handle queries, manage tax and pension updates, and support the smooth running of our weekly payroll cycle.

If you're organised, confident with numbers, and enjoy a role where every day brings something different, this could be a great fit for you.

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting weekly payroll

• Processing weekly timesheets and checking they're correct
• Spotting duplicates or errors and fixing them before payroll runs
• Syncing payroll systems and keeping data up to date
• Applying adjustments such as holiday pay, deductions or corrections

Helping new starters get set up

• Calling new starters to collect the details needed for payment
• Sending starter information to payroll companies
• Checking bank details and making sure workers are set up correctly

Tax, pension and compliance

• Updating tax codes when changes come through
• Checking pension opt-outs and helping with monthly pension submissions
• Sending weekly FPS submissions
• Keeping records accurate and compliant with HMRC rules

Payments and BACS

• Preparing BACS payments for workers and payroll companies
• Sending hours and payment instructions to payroll companies
• Handling occasional exceptions where payments need to be adjusted manually

Invoices and payslips

• Preparing weekly invoices and sending them to the finance team
• Making sure payslips are delivered on time each week

General admin and communication

• Managing the payroll inbox and responding to queries
• Keeping data up to date, such as attachment of earnings
• Supporting the team with other weekly payroll tasks

What You'll Bring

• Good attention to detail
• Confidence working with numbers and checking information
• Strong organisation skills, especially with weekly deadlines
• A friendly communication style when speaking with workers and clients
• The ability to follow processes and handle multiple tasks at once
• Payroll experience is helpful but not essential, as full training is provided

Why This Role Matters

You’ll be part of a team that keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes. Workers rely on accurate, timely payments, and clients rely on us to get things right. Your work builds trust, keeps operations moving, and supports hundreds of people every week.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.