Job Description

We are currently recruiting for an ambitious and driven Payroll Assistant to join our team on a maternity cover basis for at least one year. We are keen to speak to personable and communicative individuals with experience in a similar role to join our finance team. Immediate start is desirable but we can wait for the right person!

• Responsible for the payment of either hourly, weekly or monthly paid staff
• Responsible for collating information - hours worked, time sheets, bonuses, commission etc
• calculating correct amounts to pay, deductions, overtime, bonuses, allowances for employees etc
• manually adjusting SMP, SSP, payrates and other miscellaneous adjustments
• Run reports and produce p45
• calculating holiday pay
• Inputting data onto Payroll system
• Arranging for payments to be made to employees
• Making payments to HMRC for NI and Tax
• Processing starter/leaver details and bank details
• Be responsive to employees with Payroll Questions or issues
• Ad hoc tasks to help the Finance team
• Previous Payroll Assistant experience
• Attention to detail
• Work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• problem solving and logical thinking
• Good system knowledge
• Use own initiative
• respect confidential information
• excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with conflict/pressurised situations

We are an award-winning Property Recruitment Company and pride ourselves on our long-lasting client relationships and lovely team.

Your hard work won't go unnoticed here and in addition to a competitive basic salary we have fabulous company perks.

• Flexible working hours
• 25 days' annual leave
• Private healthcare
• Employee assistance program
• Season ticket loan after 1 year
• Training
• 50% off gym membership
• Unlimited snacks
• Company events and award ceremonies
• End of every month drinks on a Friday!

Working Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am - 6pm (7.5 hours per day between these times)

Location: Holborn

If this sounds of interest then please apply today!

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Previous Payroll Assistant experience • Attention to detail • Work under pressure and to strict deadlines • problem solving and logical thinking • Good system knowledge • Use own initiative • respect confidential information • excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with conflict/pressurised situations