Payroll Officer

Taylor James Resourcing; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Compensation/Payroll and Benefits Officer for an office-based role in the City of London. You will support a small team by providing first-class administrative assistance across payroll, compensation, and benefits activities. Ideal candidates are strong administrators with excellent MS Excel skills and prior payroll administration experience. This is a full-time position with a Monday to Friday schedule, ideal for candidates returning to work.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll administration is advantageous.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.
• Strong problem-solving and judgment skills.

Responsibilities

• Enter data for new starters, leavers, and transfers.
• Process employee changes for various payrolls.
• Produce statutory calculations – Tax, NI, SMP, SSP.
• Assist with benefits administration and renewals.
• Liaise with HMRC and third-party benefits providers.
• Entry of timesheet and overtime.
• Support audit processes.
• Act as point of contact for payroll team queries.
• Perform general administrative tasks.
• Run payroll end to end including RTI submissions.
• Help with year-end P60s and P11ds.
• Perform additional duties as needed.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Excellent MS Office skills

Payroll administration experience

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Tools

ResourceLink Payroll system

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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 the Compensation & Benefits Manager and the 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, 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 assisting with the renewals of schemes).
• Liaising with HMRC and third‑party benefits providers.
• Timesheet and overtime entry.
• Supporting with audit processes.
• 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.
• Running 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.
• Experience in payroll administration.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise a high 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 when reviewing payroll reports and HR systems.
• Proactive and able to ensure all deadlines are met.