Payroll Officer

Taylor James Resourcing; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Compensation/Payroll and Benefits Officer in the City of London. This office-based role involves delivering first-class administrative support to the payroll team and handling payroll, compensation, and benefits activities. Candidates should have experience in payroll administration, excellent MS Excel skills, and strong organizational skills. The position offers flexible working hours, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll administration is essential.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Data entry for new starters, leavers, and transfers.
• Processing employee changes for various payrolls.
• Helping to produce statutory calculations including Tax, NI, SMP, SSP.
• Supporting with audit processes.
• Running payroll end-to-end with RTI submissions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numeracy

Excellent MS Office skills

Confidentiality

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Tools

ResourceLink Payroll system

Job description

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Client Onboarding KYC Associate. 5 days in office, Senior HR Manager with Financial Services experience

HR Business Partner. to £65,000This well established

Our client is looking for a Talent Development Specialist

We are looking for a Deputy Group Company Secretary

Our client is looking for a Compensation/ Payroll and Benefits Officer to support a Compensation and Benefits Manager and small team

This is an office based role in the City of London

The person in this role will be responsible for delivering first-class administrative support to the payroll team, supporting across payroll, compensation, and benefits activities.

The team comprises of the Compensation & Benefits Manager and Payroll and Benefits Supervisor, who you will work closely with.

We are seeking a very strong administrator, who is analytical in thinking, highly numerate and has excellent MS Office skills, in particular excel.

You will be a self-starter, who is committed and has a high focus on accuracy and is able to work to deadlines. Previous administration experience within a payroll team will be advantageous.

What you’ll be doing

• Data entry for new starters, leavers and transfers.
• Processing employee changes for various payrolls including overseas.
• Helping to produce statutory calculations – Tax, NI, SMP, SSP.
• Providing assistance with benefits administration (e.g. updating schemes with new starters, leavers, transfers, and any employee data changes, as well as assist with the renewals of schemes etc).
• Liaising with HMRC and Third-Party Benefits Providers.
• Timesheet and overtime entry.
• Supporting with audit processes.
• A point of contact for the payroll team, helping to respond to queries and escalating where necessary.
• General administrative tasks including filing, scanning and handling post.
• Able to run payroll end to end to include RTI submissions.
• Helping with Year End P60s, P11ds.
• Additional / ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

WORKING HOURS:

Monday to Friday, 9am – 5:30pm (with flexibility) This role could be great for a parent returner to work.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Knowledge of ResourceLink Payroll system is preferable
• Experienced in payroll admnistration
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise a highest level of discretion
• Excellent problem solving/judgment skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Ability to handle and prioritise multiple tasks and meet all deadlines
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy with reviewing payroll, reports and HR system
• Proactive and able to ensure all deadlines are met