Payroll Assistant in UK

Location: Billericay
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: Select Offshore
Job Hours: Full-time

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About us…

Select Offshore is an industry leader in Renewables, Offshore and Marine recruitment, and the winners of International Recruitment Company of the Year 2023. We now have a huge growth plan in place and are looking to add 50 heads to the business within the next 3 years.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and efficient Payroll Administrator to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and processing timesheets for our contracted workforce. Your primary focus will be on ensuring accurate and timely submissions, validating hours worked, and liaising with contractors to resolve any discrepancies. The ideal candidate should have strong organizational skills, excellent communication abilities, and a solid understanding of payroll processes.

What will you do?

  • Contractor Timesheet Management: Receive and review timesheets from contractors, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adherence to company policies and project requirements.
  • Verification and Validation: Verify hours worked, overtime, travel days, and any relevant project codes, seeking clarifications from contractors when needed to ensure accurate billing and payment processing.
  • Timely Processing: Ensure timesheets are processed promptly for your clients, coordinating with the rest of the payroll and finance teams to meet payroll deadlines.
  • Communication: Serve as a point of contact for contractors regarding timesheet submissions and inquiries. Provide assistance in completing timesheets accurately and address any queries professionally.
  • Discrepancy Resolution: Collaborate with contractors and project managers to resolve discrepancies in timesheet submissions, approvals, or payments.
  • Email inbox monitoring and query resolution.
  • Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and suggest efficient ways to streamline timesheet management.

What are we looking for?

  • Proven experience in payroll administration, timesheet management, or a related field.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
  • Proficiency in using timesheet software and MS Office suite.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with contractors and internal teams.
  • Experience using timesheet software in a recruitment business is a plus

What we can offer you…

  • Training & Development – We are committed to ensuring all employees have as many opportunities as possible to grow and develop.
  • Incentive Trips – Our top performing employees have the opportunity to attend incentive trips in the UK and abroad, which have previously been in Monaco and Ibiza!
  • Breakfast Club – Each month we hold a breakfast club for our top performers, including our support staff, rewarding the effort of those working hard to go the extra mile.

Other benefits include:

  • Annual Leave Entitlement
  • Gym Flexi Time
  • Maternity & Paternity Pay
  • Pension Scheme
  • Sabbaticals

If you want a job that treats you like the asset you are – this is the one!

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About Select Offshore


Select Offshore provide an innovative, versatile and personalised recruitment solution for the ever increasing gap in the energy market. With over 35 years experience; Select Offshore is a subsidiary of the Select Engineering Group, which has consistently delivered high quality engineers, marine and project crew for a global client list.

Our dedicated teams are available 24/7, globally, we operate within your business hours, with teams of specialists ready to provide you with contract, permanent or head-hunting services.

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