Payroll Assistant

Brightwork Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing solutions provider is seeking a Payroll Assistant to join their collaborative HR team. This role, located in Glasgow City Centre, involves processing payroll for UK and international entities while administering benefits and handling HR queries. Ideal candidates will be detail-driven, have experience in HR environments, and possess strong IT skills. A CIPP qualification, or the willingness to obtain one, is essential. This position offers a hybrid work model, exceptional benefits, and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Exceptional holiday allowance

Market-leading pension

Private medical

Product allowance

Volunteer days

Qualifications

• Good understanding of employment taxes.
• Experience gained within a busy HR environment.
• Comfortable working with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all payroll data is processed accurately and on time.
• Work closely with HR and line managers to gather required information.
• Process payroll for UK and non-UK entities.
• Liaise with external payroll providers and third parties.
• Administer UK benefits including private medical.

Skills

Understanding of employment taxes

Excellent IT and HR systems skills

Organisational skills

Confident communicator

Numerical analysis

Attention to detail

Education

CIPP qualified or willing to obtain

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

ADP Celergo

Job description

Salary: £32,000 – £38,000
Location: Glasgow City Centre Hybrid (50:50 split)
Benefits: Exceptional holiday allowance, market-leading pension, private medical, product allowance, volunteer days & more

Brightwork are delighted to be supporting our key client as they recruit for a Payroll Assistant to join a dynamic and collaborative HR team. This role supports both Payroll and Reward activity and plays a key part in delivering accurate payroll, benefits administration, HR data governance, and reporting across the UK and several international entities.

You’ll work closely with HR Generalists, external payroll providers and centres of excellence to ensure smooth, timely, and compliant people operations. If you’re detail-driven, proactive and eager to progress your career, this is an excellent opportunity.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Ensure all payroll data is processed accurately and on time
• Work closely with HR, Resourcing and line managers to gather required information
• Process payroll for UK and non-UK entities
• Liaise with external payroll providers and third parties
• Administer UK benefits including private medical, cycle to work and other schemes
• Support share plan administration and queries
• Assist with UK pension administration
• Handle queries from HR, managers and employees on reward, benefits and payroll

What We’re Looking For

• Good understanding of employment taxes
• Experience gained within a busy HR environment
• CIPP qualified, or willing to obtain (full support provided)
• Excellent IT and HR systems skills
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors or ADP Celergo is an advantage
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to handle a high-volume workload
• Confident communicator with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working with large datasets and numerical analysis
• Approachable, proactive, resilient and discreet

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you and you’re excited to be part of a growing business, we’d love to hear from you.