Payroll & Benefits Assistant

Are you looking to build your career in payroll and benefits within a fast-paced, international professional services environment? This is an opportunity to join a high-performing organisation where accuracy, collaboration, and people‑first service really matter. You’ll play a key role in delivering a high-quality payroll and benefits experience, gain exposure to complex processes, and work closely with an experienced HR team that values development, initiative, and continuous improvement.

• Processing the monthly UK payroll for over 500 employees, including RTI submissions and payroll journal postings, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Managing end‑to‑end UK payroll activities, including starters, leavers, statutory payments, auto‑enrolment, and pension administration
• Completing manual calculations when required alongside payroll systems
• Ensuring payroll processes adhere to agreed timelines, controls, and reporting requirements
• Administering month‑end and year‑end processes, including P60s
• Performing monthly reconciliations between payroll systems and HMRC records for PAYE and National Insurance
• Working closely with the wider HR team to ensure alignment and accuracy
• Liaising with benefits and pension providers and other third parties
• Providing high‑quality support to employees and partners on payroll and benefits queries
• Maintaining data quality and integrity across all systems
• Processing provider invoices accurately and on time
• Managing monthly and annual benefit reconciliations
• Updating content on the organisation’s benefits platform

• Proven experience in a similar payroll, pensions, and benefits role
• Strong IT capability, particularly advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with in a partnership or professional services environment (desirable)
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality
• Proactive, flexible, and solution‑focused approach
• Empathetic and people‑centred mindset
• Confident relationship‑builder, able to engage at all organisational levels
• Positive, resilient, and adaptable attitude
• Ability to manage changing deadlines and priorities effectively
• Strong organisational, planning, and time‑management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills