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Payroll Assistant - Food Manufacturing - Part-Time Temporary Contract (3-6 months)£17.00-£19.00 per hour | Hybrid Working | Milton Keynes
Macildowie are working with this client based in Milton Keynes, a £140m turnover business in the food manufacturing industry, to recruit a part-time Payroll Assistant on a 3 to 6 month temporary contract.
This role has come about to support a busy payroll function, particularly focused around month-end processing. Payroll is run monthly, so the workload intensifies around key cut-off and submission periods. If you enjoy working flexibly in a structured but friendly finance environment, this could be a great fit.
The Role:
Working closely with the payroll and wider finance team, you'll help ensure accurate and timely payroll runs. Responsibilities include:
- Processing payroll inputs: overtime, shift premiums, expenses
- Supporting manual payroll entries where systems are not API-integrated
- Reviewing and checking submissions to ADP
- Posting payroll journals for month-end reporting
- Providing cover and support to the team during periods of high activity
Key Skills Required:
- Hands-on experience with payroll processing, ideally using ADP
- Comfortable with manual processes and reviewing data for accuracy
- Knowledge of payroll-related journal posting
- High attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines
- Team-focused, adaptable and proactive in communication
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