Payroll & Benefits Officer

Payroll & Benefits Officer 📍 Harrow 💰 £35,000 - £45,000 🏡 Hybrid Working – 3 days in the office (Fridays essential) 🚀 The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Payroll & Benefits Officer to join a well-established organisation in Harrow. Working alongside the Payroll Manager and as part of a wider HR team of 10, you will support the end-to-end delivery of two monthly payrolls covering approximately 1,000 employees (200 employees and 800 employees respectively). You'll also play a key role in pensions, benefits administration, payroll reporting, and employee support. 📋 Key Responsibilities * Support the end-to-end processing of two monthly payrolls. * Manage sickness absence administration and reporting. * Assist with pension schemes, salary sacrifice arrangements, and employee benefits. * Respond to payroll and benefits queries from employees and stakeholders. * Produce payroll reports, reconciliations, and management information. * Support statutory reporting requirements. * Liaise with HMRC and external providers where required. * Deputise for the Payroll Manager during periods of absence. 🎯 About You * Previous payroll experience with end-to-end payroll processing. * Strong understanding of payroll legislation, pensions, and statutory requirements. * Experience administering employee benefits would be advantageous. * Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills. * Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach. * Experience using payroll and HR systems (Oasis and/or iTrent advantageous but not essential). Interested? Apply today! 🌟 JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us