Accounts & Payroll Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance & Payroll Assistant to join an established and growing finance team. This role plays a key part in delivering high-quality transactional, financial, and management accounting services, while also supporting payroll operations across the organisation.

The Role

Working as part of a supportive and collaborative finance team, you will be responsible for a range of finance and payroll duties, including but not limited to:

• Managing payroll processes using Sage (or similar) payroll software and ensuring HMRC compliance.

• Administering employee benefits such as Bupa deductions and issuing payslips.

• Processing payroll payments through online banking systems.

• Preparing and posting month-end payroll journals.

• Administering pension schemes and salary sacrifice programmes.

• Reconciling payroll figures and preparing year-end returns.

• Processing expense claims and analysing employee timesheets.

• Supporting month-end financial reporting and VAT submissions.

• Maintaining fixed asset registers and intercompany balances.

The Person

The ideal candidate will have:

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths and English at grades 4–6 (C or above).

• Experience using Sage or equivalent payroll software.

• Previous experience in both finance and payroll functions.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Experience supporting month-end procedures and processes.