Payroll Advisor

East Finchley
2 weeks ago
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Title: Payroll Advisor
Salary: £31,000 p/a
Location: London (Hybrid)

A fast-paced, household-name organisation is expanding its payroll team and looking for three experienced Payroll Advisors to support the processing of multiple large payrolls across fortnightly and monthly cycles.

If you thrive in a high-volume, high-impact environment and love being part of a team that ensures thousands of employees are paid accurately and on time — this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities include:
• Processing large-scale payrolls from start to finish (fortnightly and monthly)
• Ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time
• Maintaining compliance with payroll legislation and internal SOX controls
• Supporting with payroll queries from employees and internal teams
• Assisting with year-end payroll activities and statutory reporting
• Collaborating across departments and supporting ad-hoc payroll projects
• Maintaining payroll data integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality

Skills & experience required:
• Solid working knowledge of ResourceLink/Zellis payroll systems (essential)
• Experience with RRS (ResourceLink Reporting Services) and Power BI
• Proven end-to-end payroll experience
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines
• Good understanding of UK payroll legislation and pension rules
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Problem-solving mindset and ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment

If you’re ready to join a business where your payroll skills make a real impact - apply today or speak to Freddy Moorhouse at JGA Recruitment Group for a confidential chat.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applicants 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

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