Part-Time Payroll Assistant

CV-Library • London, London • 1h ago

A City-led international firm with 1,000 employees, and offices across the UK, the Middle East and Asia, are looking to recruit an experienced Part-Time Payroll Assistant to work 4 days a week.

The Role

As a Part-Time Payroll Assistant, you will play an important role in ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of the firm's monthly payroll.

Working as part of a small, collaborative team, you will be responsible for a range of payroll administration duties, including processing starters and leavers, payroll changes, overtime, benefits, pension updates, statutory payments and month-end reporting using the ADP/NGUX payroll system.

You will also act as a point of contact for employee payroll queries, resolving issues professionally, efficiently and with discretion.

Key Responsibilities

Process employee starters and leavers accurately using the ADP/NGUX payroll system.
Respond to and resolve employee payroll queries, including tax-related issues and system login problems.
Process monthly payroll changes and produce ad hoc reports as required.
Manage monthly overtime forms and reconcile the information against payroll system outputs.
Calculate and process monthly sickness payments in accordance with the firm's policies.
Prepare statutory parental leave payment schedules and verify calculations using the HMRC calculator.
Administer monthly employee benefits and pension variations within the payroll system.
Raise and process casual and ad hoc employee payments.
Check and process monthly HMRC/PAYE payments following payroll sign-off.
Prepare and deliver month-end reporting to the Benefits team.
Undertake additional payroll and administrative duties as required, reflecting the varied responsibilities of a small team.

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Proven experience using the ADP/NGUX payroll platform is essential.
Previous experience in a payroll administration role, ideally within the professional services sector.
Understanding of manual tax and National Insurance (NI) calculations.
Good Microsoft Excel skills.
Up-to-date knowledge of HMRC statutory regulations and payroll requirements.
Excellent attention to detail and a high level of numerical accuracy.
Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
High levels of discretion and integrity when handling confidential and sensitive employee information.
A proactive, flexible and collaborative approach to working within a small team.