Payroll Assistant

Project overview

TEMPORARY PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR - IMMEDIATE START

Burton-on-Trent Full Time 37.5 Hours Office Based

SF Partners are exclusively recruiting for a Temporary Payroll Administrator to join a growing business based in Burton-on-Trent. This is an urgent temporary requirement, so we are looking for someone who is immediately available or able to start within one week.

This is a busy, hands-on role supporting the Payroll team with the accurate processing and administration of a weekly payroll for approximately 400 employees. The business is also currently going through a significant systems implementation project, so there will be the opportunity to support with data accuracy, system changes and implementation activity.

The role is fully office based, working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate:

We are looking for someone who is highly organised, accurate and comfortable working with large volumes of data. Previous Payroll experience would be advantageous; however, we would also consider candidates with strong Finance or Administration experience who have excellent data input skills and the ability to pick up new systems and processes quickly.

You will ideally have:

This is an urgent requirement and the successful candidate will need to be immediately available or able to start within one week.

If you are available immediately and interested in a temporary Payroll opportunity in Burton, please apply now for immediate consideration.

• Supporting the accurate and timely processing of the weekly payroll
• Processing and checking weekly timesheets for approximately 300 employees
• Inputting and validating payroll information, ensuring a high level of accuracy
• Calculating holiday pay and sick pay
• Processing statutory payments including SSP, SMP and other relevant payments
• Processing starters, leavers and employee amendments
• Checking payroll data and investigating any discrepancies
• Maintaining accurate employee and personnel records
• Producing and assisting with weekly payroll reports
• Responding to payroll queries from employees and internal departments
• Liaising with the wider Payroll, HR and Finance teams to ensure information is accurate and received within payroll deadlines
• General administration and data processing as required by the team
• Previous Payroll, Finance or strong Administration experience
• Excellent data input skills with a high level of accuracy
• Strong attention to detail
• Good Excel and general IT skills
• The ability to work to strict weekly deadlines
• Confidence working with large volumes of information
• The ability to pick up new systems quickly

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Location: Burton-on-trent, Staffordshire, UK, GB