Payroll Assistant

We are looking for experienced and proactive Payroll Assistants to join our clients payroll team on a temporary basis, starting immediately.

This is a busy, hands-on role for someone with a strong payroll background who can hit the ground running.

Key Responsibilities

Processing payroll input and administration tasks

Supporting payroll data entry and validation activities

Assisting with employee payroll amendments, starters, leavers and contractual changes

Reviewing and investigating payroll exceptions and anomalies

Supporting pension administration and payroll-related deductions

Validating employee expenses and payroll adjustments

Responding to routine payroll queries from employees and stakeholders

Assisting with payroll reconciliations and maintaining accurate payroll records

Supporting statutory and compliance-related payroll activities where required

Working under the direction of the Payroll Manager and wider Payroll teamSkills & Experience Required:

Strong, recent experience in a payroll role, with a solid understanding of end-to-end payroll processing

Working knowledge of statutory payroll

requirements, pensions and payroll deductions

Experience of handling starters, leavers, amendments and payroll exceptions accurately

Confident using Microsoft Excel and payroll systems

High attention to detail with the ability to manage a busy and varied workload

Strong communicator with a professional approach to handling confidential information

Well-organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently as well as part of a teamIf you are a motivated payroll professional looking for a varied short-term role within a busy, friendly team, and are available to start straight away, we would love to hear from you.

Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK