Payroll Assistant

Huntress - Maidstone; Stafford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntress - Maidstone is supporting a client by recruiting a Payroll Assistant for a busy, temporary role. You will manage end-to-end payroll processing, data entry, amendments, and routine payroll queries in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires recent payroll experience, knowledge of statutory requirements, and strong Excel skills. You will join a proactive payroll team and report to the Payroll Manager.

Qualifications

• Recent payroll experience with end-to-end processing.
• Knowledge of statutory payroll requirements and deductions.
• Experience handling starters, leavers and amendments with accuracy.
• Proficient in Excel and payroll software.

Responsibilities

• Processing payroll input and administration tasks.
• Supporting payroll data entry and validation activities.
• Assisting with amendments, starters and leavers.
• Reviewing payroll exceptions and anomalies.
• Supporting pension administration and payroll deductions.
• Validating expenses and payroll adjustments.
• Responding to routine payroll queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Assisting with reconciliations and maintaining payroll records.
• Supporting statutory and compliance-related payroll activities.
• Working under the Payroll Manager and wider team.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data entry

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Microsoft Excel

Tools

Payroll software

Excel

Job description

We are looking for experienced and proactive Payroll Assistants to join our clients payroll team on a temporary basis, starting immediately. This is a busy, hands-on role for someone with a strong payroll background who can hit the ground running.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing payroll input and administration tasks
• Supporting payroll data entry and validation activities
• Assisting with employee payroll amendments, starters, leavers and contractual changes
• Reviewing and investigating payroll exceptions and anomalies
• Supporting pension administration and payroll-related deductions
• Validating employee expenses and payroll adjustments
• Responding to routine payroll queries from employees and stakeholders
• Assisting with payroll reconciliations and maintaining accurate payroll records
• Supporting statutory and compliance-related payroll activities where required
• Working under the direction of the Payroll Manager and wider Payroll team

Skills & Experience Required:

• Strong, recent experience in a payroll role, with a solid understanding of end-to-end payroll processing
• Working knowledge of statutory payroll requirements, pensions and payroll deductions
• Experience of handling starters, leavers, amendments and payroll exceptions accurately
• Confident using Microsoft Excel and payroll systems
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Strong communicator with a professional approach to handling confidential information
• Well-organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently as well as part of a team

If you are a motivated payroll professional looking for a varied short-term role within a busy, friendly team, and are available to start straight away, we would love to hear from you.

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.