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Location: Hertfordshire
Contract: 3-4 month
Rate: £18 - £22 per hour
JGA are partnered with a exciting business who are looking for a strong end to end Payroll Officer to join their team.
This is a fully office based role for candidates based the UK.
About the Role:
As a Payroll Officer, you will be responsible for processing end-to-end payroll for the organisation, ensuring that all employees are paid correctly and on time while maintaining full compliance with all tax and employment regulations. You’ll also provide support for payroll-related queries and ensure accurate record-keeping.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process weekly/monthly payroll, including the calculation of wages, overtime, bonuses, deductions, and benefits.
- Ensure accurate and timely submission of tax and other regulatory filings.
- Manage and update payroll data, such as employee status changes, tax codes, and salary adjustments.
- Produce and distribute pay slips, ensuring all payroll information is clear and accurate.
- Handle payroll queries from employees, providing excellent customer service and resolving issues promptly.
- Maintain payroll records in compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
- Support with year-end processes.
- Liaise with HR and Finance teams to ensure accurate employee information is maintained.
- Experience in handling high volume payroll 2000+ employees.
- Proven experience in payroll administration, ideally within a fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of payroll processes, tax laws, and compliance regulations.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks with precision and accuracy.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to handle employee queries effectively.
- Proficiency in payroll software and Microsoft Office (especially Excel).
- Ability to work to deadlines and deliver results with minimal supervision.
JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Marketing recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.
