Payroll & Finance Assistant (Temp-to-Perm) – Flexible Hours

Confidential; Bourton-on-the-Water; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

20 days holiday + BH

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Finance & Payroll Accounts Assistant to support weekly payroll and finance administration in a 40-hour, office-based role in Bourton-on-the-Water. The position offers a temporary-to-permanent path with a salary up to £35,000 and a Pension scheme, plus holiday and lifestyle benefits.

The role requires strong payroll experience, Excel expertise, and the ability to analyse data across multiple systems while maintaining accuracy and deadlines in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Previous payroll experience, with a proven understanding of payroll processes and experience collating and/or checking payroll data.
• Strong Excel skills, including confidence working with formulas, checking formula accuracy and analysing spreadsheets.
• Experience analysing data from multiple systems or reports and confidently interrogating information to identify discrepancies or errors.
• Understanding of hours worked, pay rates, gross pay, deductions, net pay, holiday, sickness and different working arrangements.
• Experience in basic finance and accounts administration, including maintaining financial records, reconciliations and cash-related queries.
• Excellent attention to detail, numerical accuracy and a methodical approach.
• Comfortable working to a weekly payroll cycle and fixed deadlines while maintaining accuracy in a busy environment.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of deadlines.
• Good communication skills and confidence liaising with employees and managers.

Responsibilities

• Compile and validate weekly employee hours, including variable hours, pay rates, sickness, holidays and other payroll adjustments.
• Review time-recording information and compare reports across multiple systems.
• Investigate discrepancies, missing or incorrect information and liaise with managers to resolve issues.
• Ensure payroll data is accurate, complete and correctly allocated ahead of the weekly payroll deadline.
• Support Finance with payroll reporting, reconciliations, financial records and general accounts administration.
• Handle relevant cash, petty cash and payment administration.
• Maintain accurate payroll, financial and employee records, spreadsheets and internal systems.
• Respond to payroll, finance and employee queries professionally, working collaboratively with Finance, HR and management.
• Provide general administrative support to the wider business as required.

Skills

Payroll processes

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Confidential is seeking a Finance & Payroll Accounts Assistant to support weekly payroll and finance administration in a 40-hour, office-based role in Bourton-on-the-Water. The position offers a temporary-to-permanent path with a salary up to £35,000 and a Pension scheme, plus holiday and lifestyle benefits.

The role requires strong payroll experience, Excel expertise, and the ability to analyse data across multiple systems while maintaining accuracy and deadlines in a busy environment.