Payroll Assistant

RNLI; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A maritime charity in Poole seeks a part-time Payroll Assistant to support its payroll team. Responsibilities include processing payroll data, checking calculations, and responding to queries. Ideal candidates have experience in payroll, strong attention to detail, and good communication skills. You'll work flexibly and enjoy benefits like pension schemes and annual leave. If you're ready for a new challenge and meet the qualifications, please apply now.

Benefits

Salary £24,242 - £26,500

Flexible working

26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Competitive pension scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Previous experience in payroll processing.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment.
• Ability to handle payroll calculations accurately.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing a full payroll service to the RNLI.
• Process payroll input data onto the payroll system.
• Review and check payroll calculations for accuracy.
• Respond to staff payroll queries.
• Ensure policies and procedures are updated as necessary.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Proactive approach

Ability to meet deadlines

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

We’re looking for a part time Payroll Assistant (known internally as Finance Team Assistant - Payroll) join our Payroll team on 18 month Fixed Term Contract. The Payroll team supports the RNLI through providing a first-class payroll service to our staff, and ispart of the Finance and Corporate Services department.

Some of the benefits

• Salary£24,242 - £26,500 (pro rata, dependent on experience)
• Flexible working
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays – Pro-rata
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life assurance

Your Role

As Payroll Assistant, you will assist the Payroll Supervisor and Payroll Manager to ensure salary payments to staff are accurate, complete and executed in a timely manner and that processes are standard and efficient whilst meeting all legislative requirements.

Your responsibilities in this role will include:

• Supporting the provision of a full payroll service to the RNLI including monthly, quarterly and annual payrolls, for staff in the UK, Ireland, Isle of man and Channel Islands.
• Processing payroll input data onto payroll system
• Reviewing and checking payroll calculations
• Responding to staff on payroll queries
• Ad hoc tasks as requested
• Ensuring policies and procedures are regularly updated as necessary

About You

As Payroll Assistant you will be expected to be a good communicator with a high level of attention to detail and a pro‑active approach to making improvements to systems and processes. You will also need to have experience of working within a busy office environment.

To be considered for the role you will need:

• Experience of payroll
• Processing payrolls end to end
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to meet strict deadlines

Other organisations may call this role Payroll clerk, Payroll Administrator.

If you have experience within Payroll, are ready for a new challenge and like the look of this vacancy – please apply now using the button shown.