Payroll Coordinator Immediate Start Temp to Perm

Confidential; Gatwick; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eye care vouchers & glasses support

Weekly pay

Pension scheme option

28 days paid annual leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

Office Angels is partnering with a well-established organisation to recruit a Payroll Coordinator for an immediate start in Gatwick. This full-time role is a temp-to-perm contract with an hourly rate of 20–23 PAYE, four days on-site and one day from home.

You will run end-to-end monthly payroll, manage HR admin duties, and support pension schemes, tax codes, and year-end tasks. The ideal candidate has UK payroll experience and strong Excel skills in a busy, customer-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering end-to-end monthly payroll processes.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments and pensions.
• Experience supporting P11D, PSA and employee benefits administration.
• Proficient in payroll systems (ADP, Workday, SAP, Oracle) and Excel for large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the end-to-end monthly payroll process and ensure timely, accurate inputs.
• Maintain payroll records for starters, leavers, salary changes and amendments.
• Resolve payroll queries with strong customer service.
• Administer pension schemes and employee benefits with correct deductions.
• Support year-end tasks, statutory payments, tax codes and PSA submissions.
• Reconcile payroll reports and produce management information for audits.
• Collaborate with payroll providers and internal teams to fix discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate HR and payroll systems and records.

Skills

Payroll processing

UK payroll legislation

P11D / PSA awareness

Payroll reporting & analytics

HR administration

Tools

ADP

Workday

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Payroll Coordinator - Immediate Start

Location: Gatwick
Contract: Full-Time Temp to Perm
Salary: 20 - 23 per hour PAYE

4 days a week onsite and 1 from home.

We are partnering with a well-established and highly respected organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Coordinator with HR duties. This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with strong HR administration experience to join a busy and supportive team.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the end-to-end monthly payroll process, ensuring all payroll inputs are processed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Maintain payroll records, including starters, leavers, salary changes, contractual amendments, absence information and benefit deductions.
• Act as the primary point of contact for employee payroll queries, resolving issues efficiently and providing excellent customer service.
• Administer pension schemes, employee benefits and salary sacrifice arrangements, ensuring accurate payroll deductions.
• Support payroll compliance activities, including statutory payments, tax codes, pension contributions and year-end processing.
• Assist with the preparation and administration of P11 D and PSA submissions, ensuring compliance with HMRC regulations and deadlines.
• Reconcile payroll reports and support the production of payroll-related data, management reports and audit information.
• Liaise with payroll providers and internal stakeholders to resolve discrepancies and improve payroll processes.
• Maintain HR and payroll systems, ensuring employee records remain accurate, up to date and compliant.
• Provide HR administrative support across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contractual documentation and employee record management.
• Support HR projects, reporting and general administration as required.

About You

• Proven experience in a payroll-focused position, processing payroll and handling payroll-related queries.
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, pensions and payroll compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting P11 D, PSA and employee benefits administration.
• Previous experience using payroll systems such as ADP, Workday, SAP, Oracle or similar.
• Confident reconciling payroll data and producing payroll reports.
• Strong Excel skills, including working with large datasets, formulas and payroll reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Previous HR administration experience, ideally supporting employee lifecycle activities.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

What's on Offer?

• Friendly and collaborative working environment.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Payroll-focused role with responsibility and autonomy.
• Opportunity to work within a well-established organisation and gain exposure to wider HR activities.
• Immediate start available.

Office Angels Benefits

• Employed directly with Office Angels, meaning we're always on hand to ensure you're being well looked after
• Eye care vouchers and money towards glasses should you require them for VDU purposes
• We can search for permanent work whilst you're in assignments and offer expert interview support and advice
• Weekly pay
• Pension scheme option (with employer contributions)
• 28 days paid annual leave (Based on a weekly accrual)

Office Angels is an employment agency. We are an equal opportunities employer who put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

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If you are an experienced HR and Payroll professional looking for your next opportunity and enjoy delivering a high-quality service in a busy environment, we would love to hear from you.