Payroll Assistant - Part-Time, Temporary (up to 18 months)

RNLI; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 24,242 - 26,584; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Life assurance

Job summary

A charitable organization based in Poole is looking for a part-time Payroll Assistant on a temporary basis for up to 18 months. The role involves assisting the payroll team in ensuring accurate payroll processes for staff across various locations. Ideal candidates will have payroll experience and a strong command of Excel. The position offers a salary range of £24,242 - £26,584 pro-rata and benefits including annual leave and life assurance.

Qualifications

• Good communicator with a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience of working within a busy office environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Payroll Supervisor and Manager to ensure accurate salary payments.
• Provide a full payroll service including monthly and quarterly payrolls.
• Process payroll input data into the payroll system.
• Review and check payroll calculations.
• Respond to payroll queries from staff.
• Ensure policies are regularly updated.

Skills

Experience of payroll

Good understanding of Microsoft Excel

Ability to meet strict deadlines

Job description

Payroll Assistant - Part-Time, Temporary (up to 18 months)

Contract type: Temporary: Fixed Term Contract or Secondment

Hours: Part-Time

Additional information: 22.5 hours per week - working pattern to be agreed with the successful applicant

Location: Poole, Dorset, England

Location description: This role is a hybrid working arrangement.

Interview location: Remote/online via Teams

Interview date: Thurs 29th / Fri 30th January 2026

Closing Date: 21-01-2026

Reference: 21135

About Us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

We’re looking for a part-time Payroll Assistant (known internally as Finance Team Assistant - Payroll) join our Payroll team on an 18 month, Fixed Term Contract. The Payroll team supports the RNLI through providing a first-class payroll service to our staff, and is part of the Finance and Corporate Services department.

Some of the benefits

• Salary £24,242 - £26,584 (pro rata, dependent on experience)
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays – Pro-rata
• Life assurance

Your Role

As Payroll Assistant, you will assist the Payroll Supervisor and Payroll Manager to ensure salary payments to staff are accurate, complete and executed in a timely manner and that processes are standard and efficient whilst meeting all legislative requirements.

Your responsibilities in this role will include:

• Supporting the provision of a full payroll service to the RNLI, including monthly, quarterly and annual payrolls, for staff in the UK, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands
• Processing payroll input data into the payroll system
• Reviewing and checking payroll calculations
• Responding to staff on payroll queries
• Ad hoc tasks as requested
• Ensuring policies and procedures are regularly updated as necessary

About You

As Payroll Assistant, you will be expected to be a good communicator with a high level of attention to detail and a proactive approach to making improvements to systems and processes. You will also need to have experience of working within a busy office environment.

To be considered for the role, you will need:

• Experience of payroll
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to meet strict deadlines

Other organisations may call this role Payroll clerk, Payroll Administrator.

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Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out, dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.