Payroll Assistant
| Posting date: | 02 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,942 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Lewes, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Southdown |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 0184 |
Summary
What you’ll be doing:
Southdown is the largest not-for-profit provider of care, support, and housing in Sussex. We’ve been helping people access stable accommodation, mental health and care services since 1972, now counting over 900 people as part of our team.
As a Payroll Assistant you will support the Payroll Team Leader with the day to day running of Southdown’s payroll, ensuring staff are paid on time, accurately and that Southdown is compliant with all legislative, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
Please refer to the attached role description for full details of this opportunity.
We welcome applications from Payroll Assistant, Payroll Administrator, Human Resources Payroll Administrator. HR and Benefits Administrator, Payroll Benefits Administrator.
Perks and benefits:
Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors.
Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
What you’ll need for the role:
Proven experience in payroll processing and familiarity with payroll software and basic use of Excel
Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and calculations
Good understanding of payroll legislation and HMRC requirements, tax codes, and statutory deductions
Excellent organisational and time-management skills to meet strict deadline
Customer service skills: responding to staff pay queries and seeking resolutions
What would be nice:
Experience with HR systems or integrated HR/payroll platforms (I-trent preferable)
Knowledge of pension schemes and benefits administration
Basic accounting or finance background
Strong Excel skills, including use of formulas and pivot tables
Training:
Our award winning in house training team will help you to gain valuable qualifications, continually develop your skills and build a great career with the largest provider of housing, care and support in Sussex
How to apply:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and fill out our simple one-page application form.
We recommend that you review the attached Candidate Guidance before completing your application.
The application closing date is 30 July 2025.
Please note, if we receive a large number of applications then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
About Southdown
Contact information:
Our online careers page has a list of helpful FAQs that you can view here. If you have any further questions, please get in touch with recruitment via email at jobs@southdown.org
We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us, as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.