Payroll Support

Nigel Wright Group; North East; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Nigel Wright Group currently supports a Newcastle-based organisation with a temporary, part-time Payroll Assistant role. The position involves end-to-end payroll processing and strict monthly deadlines.

You will manage pension submissions, produce payroll reports, and liaise with finance and operations teams. Prior experience with Sage 50 Payroll and strong attention to detail are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll from start to finish.
• Familiarity with pension administration and submissions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end processing of a monthly payroll.
• Ensuring payroll is completed accurately and within strict deadlines.
• Managing pension submissions and related administration.
• Producing payroll reports and payroll-related documentation as required.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to resolve payroll queries.
• Maintaining payroll records and ensuring compliance with payroll legislation.
• Supporting payroll cut-off, approval and payment processes.
• Potential opportunity to assist with additional finance administration duties.

Skills

Payroll processing

Sage 50 Payroll

Autonomous working

Attention to detail

Finance team communication

Tools

Sage 50 Payroll

Excel

Job description

Payroll Assistant

Nigel Wright are currently supporting a Newcastle based organisation with their temporary, part time Payroll Assistant requirement. This role will be day per week, or 1 week per month depending on preference.

The Role

As Payroll Assistant, your responsibilities will be:

• End-to-end processing of a monthly payroll
• Ensuring payroll is completed accurately and within strict monthly deadlines
• Managing pension submissions and associated administration
• Producing payroll reports and payroll-related documentation as required
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to resolve payroll queries
• Maintaining payroll records and ensuring compliance with payroll legislation
• Supporting payroll cut-off, approval and payment processes
• Potential opportunity to assist with additional finance administration and transactional finance duties where capacity allows

The Candidate

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Previous experience managing payroll from start to finish
• Strong working knowledge of Sage 50 Payroll
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision or handover
• Familiarity with pension administration and submissions
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Confident communicator who can work effectively with finance and operational teams
• Additional transactional finance experience such as purchase ledger, sales ledger, reconciliations or finance administration would be advantageous