Payroll Clerk

Adjacency Recruitment Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Adjacency Recruitment Limited seeks a Payroll Clerk to support the payroll team in accurate and timely processing of in-house payroll. The role involves maintaining payroll records, ensuring regulatory compliance, and addressing employee inquiries.

You will gain experience in a professional payroll environment, work closely with the payroll administrators, and develop payroll knowledge through day-to-day activities and a supportive team.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of payroll or accounting experience is preferred but not required.
• Basic understanding of payroll regulations and taxes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Strong attention to detail, organisational, and time-management skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with employees and team members.
• Team player with self-motivation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain payroll records in line with company and statutory requirements.
• Approve weekly timesheets in the Time & Attendance system within deadlines.
• Export/import absences and holidays from T&A to payroll system.
• Support site managers with timesheet queries.
• Answer inbound calls professionally.
• Assist Payroll Administrators with starters, leavers and variations.
• Perform other general duties as required.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Team player

Tools

Excel

Job description

The role of Payroll Clerk is to support the payroll team in the accurate and timely preparation of processing an in‑house payroll. This role involves maintaining payroll transactions, ensuring compliance with regulations, and addressing employee inquiries. The Payroll Clerk will support the payroll department’s day‑to‑day operations. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop payroll knowledge and gain experience within a professional payroll environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure payroll records are maintained in accordance with company and statutory requirements.
• Ensure all weekly timesheets within the Time & Attendance system are approved within the deadline.
• Export and import absences and holidays from the T&A system into the payroll system.
• Support Managers at sites with any timesheet queries.
• Answer incoming calls in a professional manner.
• Support Payroll Administrators with day‑to‑day payroll processing such as starters, leavers, and variations.
• Perform any other general duties as and when required.

What We Are Looking For?

Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• 1‑2 years of payroll or accounting experience is preferred but not required.
• Basic understanding of payroll regulations and taxes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Strong attention to detail, organisational, and time‑management skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with employees and team members.
• Team player with self‑motivation.

Core Behavioural Competencies:

• Teamwork
• Effective Communication
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail

The core behavioural competencies above are based on the role’s grade. You are expected to demonstrate these competencies in this role in addition to any other competencies deemed appropriate by your Line Manager. Consideration should also be given to the core behavioural competencies from the previous grade which will also be mandatory for this role.