Payroll & Reward Administrator

Part Time Payroll & Reward Administrator

• Permanent


• Salary: £28,000 for a 4-day week (£35,000 FTE)


• Hours: Part-time – 28 hours per week (4 days)


• Location: London

Oakleaf Partnership are working with a leading professional services organisation to recruit a Payroll & Reward Administrator. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to join a collaborative People team, supporting payroll, benefits and reward administration across a large UK workforce.

Working closely with the Reward Manager and key stakeholders across the business, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring payroll and benefits processes are delivered accurately, efficiently and on time, while providing a high-quality service to employees.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process monthly payroll reporting for UK and Irish employees, ensuring all payroll changes are captured accurately and submitted within agreed deadlines.


• Liaise with the outsourced payroll provider, reconcile payroll reports and resolve discrepancies.


• Prepare payroll reports for senior management review and approval.


• Administer employee benefits, liaising with external providers to ensure accurate enrolments, changes and invoicing.


• Respond to payroll and benefits queries from employees in a timely and professional manner.


• Process joiners, leavers and employee lifecycle changes, including family leave and other statutory absences.


• Produce monthly overtime reports and support wellbeing reporting through payroll data analysis.


• Work closely with Finance on payroll reconciliations and supplier queries.


• Maintain accurate employee data across HR systems, ensuring compliance with GDPR and data integrity standards.


• Administer flexible benefits, private medical insurance and pension schemes, ensuring all changes are processed accurately.


• Support annual reward and benefits activities, including benefit renewals and payroll reporting.


• Continuously review payroll and reward processes to ensure compliance with legislation and best practice.

Skills & Experience

• Previous payroll and benefits administration experience, ideally within a professional services or fast-paced corporate environment.


• Strong understanding of UK payroll processes and employee benefits administration.


• Advanced Excel skills and strong overall IT literacy.


• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage confidential information.


• Highly organised, proactive and able to prioritise competing deadlines.


• Comfortable working independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues across People and Finance teams.


• Strong communication skills with the confidence to build positive relationships across the business.


• Flexible approach and willingness to support payroll deadlines and wider team initiatives.


• Committed to continuous learning and keeping up to date with payroll legislation and best practice.

Why Apply

This is a fabulous opportunity to join a highly regarded professional services organisation with a collaborative and supportive culture. It is a varied role covering payroll, benefits and reward administration within a busy People team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your payroll and reward expertise within a well-established business.