Payroll Assistant - 6m Contract - Financial Services
Posted 1 day ago by 1754127692
£60,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London
Summary: The Payroll Assistant role at a global financial services firm involves supporting payroll operations and ensuring compliance within a fast-paced environment. The position requires immediate availability and prior experience in payroll within the financial services sector. The successful candidate will engage in various payroll-related tasks and collaborate with HR and Finance teams. This is a 6-month contract opportunity based in London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Head of Payroll, Compensation and Benefits on administrative and operational tasks
- Play a vital role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of payroll and employee benefits, working closely with the wider HR and Finance teams.
- Engaged in payroll operations, compliance, reporting and reconciliations
- Handle general payroll queries from staff across the business
- Contribute to the review and verification of monthly UK and Asia payroll cycles
- Assist in reconciling payroll data and preparing payroll-related reports
- Prepare documentation for the annual PAYE Settlement Agreement
- Help ensure tax and national insurance accounts are balanced each month
Key Skills:
- You must have worked in Payroll for a financial services business.
- You must be immediately available to start employment or on a 1 week notice max.
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong, current understanding of payroll processes and best practice
- Clear and confident communicator, both verbally and in writing
- Highly analytical and able to problem-solve independently
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet time-critical deadlines
Salary (Rate): £60,000 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Payroll Assistant - Global Financial Services Firm - 6 Month Contract
Location: London
We are recruiting for a proactive and detail-oriented Payroll Assistant to join our fast-paced, global financial services organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to international payroll processes.
The successful candidate must be immediately available to start or on a short notice period (1 week max). You must have worked in Payroll for a Financial Services firm.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Head of Payroll, Compensation and Benefits on administrative and operational tasks
- Play a vital role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of payroll and employee benefits, working closely with the wider HR and Finance teams.
- Engaged in payroll operations, compliance, reporting and reconciliations
- Handle general payroll queries from staff across the business
- Contribute to the review and verification of monthly UK and Asia payroll cycles
- Assist in reconciling payroll data and preparing payroll-related reports
- Prepare documentation for the annual PAYE Settlement Agreement
- Help ensure tax and national insurance accounts are balanced each month
Requirements:
- You must have worked in Payroll for a financial services business.
- You must be immediately available to start employment or on a 1 week notice max.
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong, current understanding of payroll processes and best practice
- Clear and confident communicator, both verbally and in writing
- Highly analytical and able to problem-solve independently
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet time-critical deadlines
We are happy to provide application and/or accessibility support, please contact your Marks Sattin or Grafton consultant directly to discuss your needs. We're committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients, please visit and for our privacy policy.