Temporary Payroll Assistant for Accurate Pay & Compliance

Huntress - Maidstone; Telford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Assistant to join our payroll team on a temporary basis, starting immediately. This busy role requires a hands-on approach and a solid payroll background to hit the ground running.

Key responsibilities include payroll input, data entry validation, starters/leavers, amendments, and pension administration. You will handle payroll queries, reconciliations, and ensure compliance with statutory requirements, while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Strong, recent experience in a payroll role with end-to-end processing knowledge.
• Understanding of statutory payroll requirements, pensions and deductions.
• Experience handling starters, leavers, amendments and payroll exceptions accurately.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll input and administration tasks.
• Support payroll data entry and validation activities.
• Assist with employee payroll amendments, starters, leavers and contractual changes.
• Review payroll exceptions and anomalies.
• Support pension administration and payroll-related deductions.
• Validate employee expenses and payroll adjustments.
• Respond to routine payroll queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Assist with payroll reconciliations and maintain accurate payroll records.
• Support statutory and compliance-related payroll activities as required.
• Work under the direction of the Payroll Manager and wider Payroll team.

Skills

Payroll processing

Excel

Payroll systems

Data accuracy

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Assistant to join our payroll team on a temporary basis, starting immediately. This busy role requires a hands-on approach and a solid payroll background to hit the ground running.

Key responsibilities include payroll input, data entry validation, starters/leavers, amendments, and pension administration. You will handle payroll queries, reconciliations, and ensure compliance with statutory requirements, while maintaining confidentiality and accuracy.