Payroll & HR Assistant

Oakleaf Partnership; City Of London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Payroll & HR Assistant in London. This role involves managing payroll data and HR administration within a supportive environment. The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of payroll experience, strong attention to detail, and is proficient with HR systems like Cascade. This position offers an opportunity to enhance both payroll and HR skills while working in a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year’s experience working in a role with exposure to payroll.
• Strong attention to detail and confidence in handling and validating data.
• Experience using HR systems, ideally Cascade.

Responsibilities

• Process and validate payroll data, ensuring accuracy.
• Act as a first point of contact for HR and payroll-related enquiries.
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data validation

Communication skills

Organisation

Stakeholder engagement

Excel skills

General IT skills

Tools

HR systems (Cascade)

Job description

Payroll & HR Assistant – London – Perm – Up to £35,000

We’re supporting a leading London-based transport organisation seeking an Payroll & HR Assistant to join their People team on a permanent basis. With a workforce of 800+, this role offers broad exposure across payroll processing, HR operations and the employee lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Support (60%)

• Process and validate payroll data, ensuring accuracy and timely completion
• Maintain payroll records, update employee data and action joiners, leavers and changes
• Liaise with HR Shared Services to resolve payroll queries
• Investigate pay discrepancies and respond to employee questions

HR Administration (40%)

• Act as a first point of contact for HR and payroll-related enquiries
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes, issuing contracts and employee documentation
• Maintain accurate HRIS records (Cascade), attendance, performance and ER information
• Assist with policy updates, wellbeing and engagement activities
• Coordinate Occupational Health referrals, testing and related administration

What We’re Looking For

• At least 1 years’ experience working in a role with exposure to payroll
• Strong attention to detail and confidence in handling and validating data
• Experience using HR systems, ideally Cascade
• Strong Excel and general IT skills
• Excellent communication, organisation and stakeholder engagement skills

This is a great role if you want to build on your payroll experience while growing your HR skills in a supportive team. If it sounds like a good fit, apply today!