Senior Payroll Assistant

Butler Rose; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working opportunities

Learning and development opportunities

Progression opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Butler Rose in Exeter is seeking a Senior Payroll Assistant to join the finance team in a permanent role. The role offers hybrid working and a salary of £28,000-£32,000 per year, with a focus on accurate weekly and monthly payroll processing for employees and contractors.

You will work closely with the Management Accountant to oversee payroll operations, resolve queries and support junior team members, while ensuring compliance and efficient systems usage.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within a payroll environment.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes and compliance requirements.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Strong numerical skills and confidence handling complex calculations.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet competing deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain payroll matters clearly to non-payroll colleagues.
• A proactive approach and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering an efficient and accurate payroll service for weekly and monthly payrolls.
• Process and check weekly and monthly payrolls for employees and contractors.
• Manage payroll queries from employees, managers and external stakeholders.
• Oversee the payroll mailbox and allocate workload across the team.
• Process starters, leavers, salary changes, deductions and adjustments.
• Administer annual leave records and payroll-related statutory requirements.
• Produce weekly invoices and support payroll reconciliations.
• Process HMRC documentation, including P45s and P60s.
• Support payroll system maintenance and imports.
• Assist with training and development of junior payroll team members.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and enhanced efficiencies.

Skills

Payroll experience

Payroll processes

Excel

Attention to detail

Numerical skills

Prioritising workloads

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Senior Payroll Assistant

Exeter| Permanent | £28,000-£32,000

We're working with a growing organisation that is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Payroll Assistant to join its finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and wants to play a key role in delivering an accurate and efficient payroll service. Working closely with the Management Accountant, you'll support the processing of weekly and monthly payrolls across employees and contractors, while helping to oversee payroll operations, resolve queries, and support junior team members.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the delivery of an efficient and accurate payroll service.
• Processing and checking weekly and monthly payrolls for employees and contractors.
• Managing payroll queries from employees, managers and external stakeholders.
• Overseeing the payroll mailbox and helping to allocate workload across the team.
• Processing starters, leavers, salary changes, deductions and adjustments.
• Administering annual leave records and payroll-related statutory requirements.
• Producing weekly invoices and supporting payroll reconciliations.
• Processing HMRC documentation, including P45s and P60s.
• Supporting payroll system maintenance and accounts software imports.
• Assisting with training and development of junior payroll team members.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements and enhanced efficiencies.

What we're looking for

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

• Previous experience working within a payroll environment.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes and compliance requirements.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Strong numerical skills and confidence handling complex calculations.
• The ability to prioritise workloads and meet competing deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain payroll matters clearly to non-payroll colleagues.
• A proactive approach and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working opportunities.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Exposure to a varied payroll role with genuine responsibility and progression opportunities.

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.