Payroll Coordinator – Education & Social Care

Remedy Recruitment Group; Essex; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Remedy Recruitment Group is seeking a Payroll Assistant for a 6-month contract based in Loughton. The role covers processing payroll for a large volume of education, tutoring and social work workers, with focus on accuracy and timely submissions.

You will input payroll data, manage timesheets, and work with managed service vendors and local authorities. The ideal candidate has payroll experience, strong Excel skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Merit Payroll Software or similar.
• Experience working with vendors and submitting hours to local authorities.
• Strong Excel and data-entry skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to handle large volumes of data.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines.
• Proactive problem-solving and communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist with weekly/monthly payroll processing for a high volume of education, tutoring and social work workers.
• Input and maintain worker payroll information and booking details.
• Check and process timesheets and hours worked for accuracy.
• Work with vendors and local authorities to ensure timely submissions.
• Assist with setting up new worker bookings and recording payroll data.
• Process leavers/finishers and update records.
• Respond promptly to payroll queries from workers and teams.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Communication skills

Independent worker

Team player

Tools

Merit Payroll Software

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group is seeking a Payroll Assistant for a 6-month contract based in Loughton. The role covers processing payroll for a large volume of education, tutoring and social work workers, with focus on accuracy and timely submissions.

You will input payroll data, manage timesheets, and work with managed service vendors and local authorities. The ideal candidate has payroll experience, strong Excel skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.