Payroll Assistant

Posting date:	12 August 2025
Salary:	£28,000 to £33,000 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	11 September 2025
Location:	PO5 3AD
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	CMA Recruitment Group
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	DN64570-42626

Summary

Division of a Business Services Group based in Ryde, Isle of Wight, has an opportunity for a Payroll Assistant to join the team on a permanent basis. This role will sit within the finance team and will be joining the company during an exciting period of change and development.

What will the Payroll Assistant opportunity involve?

• Manage and update payroll information in Sage Payroll 50, including monthly adjustments, overtime, new hires, shift premiums, and creation of new roles, ensuring accurate processing and payment runs
• Coordinate with managers to gather payroll changes, apply statutory updates, handle pension administration with brokers, address staff payroll queries promptly, and produce related reports and budget variance analyses
• Maintain and organise HR databases and personnel files, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and regular audits, as well as digitising paper records for efficient storage
• Provide administrative HR support, including drafting correspondence, preparing documentation for payroll and HR matters, and note-taking during formal employee relations meetings
• Generate, maintain, and distribute HR reports and monthly HR metrics to support workforce planning and operational needs

Suitable Candidate for the Payroll Assistant vacancy:

• Previous experience of processing payroll
• Sage experience would be beneficial but not essential
• Happy to commute to Ryde

Additional benefits and information for the role of Payroll Assistant:

• The role will be offered on a hybrid working basis with the successful applicant expected to attend the office a minimum of three days a week following a training period (subject to change depending on workload)
• Free travel from Portsmouth to Isle of Wight
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday

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