Payroll Support

Payroll Assistant

Nigel Wright are currently supporting a Newcastle based organisation with their temporary, part time Payroll Assistant requirement. This role will be day per week, or 1 week per month depending on preference.

As Payroll Assistant, your responsibilities will be:

• End-to-end processing of a monthly payroll
• Ensuring payroll is completed accurately and within strict monthly deadlines
• Managing pension submissions and associated administration
• Producing payroll reports and payroll-related documentation as required
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to resolve payroll queries
• Maintaining payroll records and ensuring compliance with payroll legislation
• Supporting payroll cut-off, approval and payment processes
• Potential opportunity to assist with additional finance administration and transactional finance duties where capacity allows

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Previous experience managing payroll from start to finish
• Strong working knowledge of Sage 50 Payroll
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision or handover
• Familiarity with pension administration and submissions
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Confident communicator who can work effectively with finance and operational teams
• Additional transactional finance experience such as purchase ledger, sales ledger, reconciliations or finance administration would be advantageous