Payroll Executive

We are Gekko Group - a marketing agency which believes in Creating Rewarding Connections for our brands and our employees who are the beating heart of all that we do.

As Payroll Executive in our friendly Head Office team, you will report into the Finance Director and be responsible for all aspects of our Tactical (part time) payroll, delivering a professional, accurate, timely and people-focused service to our casual teams.

The ideal candidate will have excellent administration and communication skills gained within an office or operations background, with a focus on attention to detail and an understanding of confidentiality. Payroll experience, in any form, would be highly advantageous.

Your Package

• A salary of £25,350 plus company bonus

• Perkbox, membership of local gym

• Full time, permanent contract working Monday-Friday in our Newbury town centre offices

• 22 days holiday (increasing to 26 days based on tenure) + 8 bank holidays + buy and sell holiday options

• 24/7 support and advice through our employee assistance programme

• Ongoing personal and professional development, tailored to you

Your role

• Manage and monitor Payroll email inboxes, responding to queries and actioning requests within 24 hours

• Set up new Tactical employees on Sage Payroll

• Process online timesheet submissions in accordance with company procedures and monthly payroll schedules

• Support Tactical employees with any timesheet queries or issues completing timesheets

• Manage outstanding Tactical equipment returns with the Operations team

• Monitor, chase and approve Tactical timesheet submissions, escalating where necessary to meet payroll deadline

• Provide monthly Tactical payroll report to Finance Director to meet scheduled deadlines

• Fully document and respond to statutory requests related to Tactical teams employment within stipulated deadlines

• Support the wider Finance and Tactical team with any other reasonable requests linked to timesheets, queries, issue resolution and payroll

What you’ll bring

• Your best self and an open mind, a willingness to learn new processes and systems

• Strong administrative and organisational skills, a ‘can-do’ attitude and attention to detail for each task

• Proficiency in using Google Drive, competent in creating and updating spreadsheets.

• Exposure to Sage Payroll or similar payroll software would be a bonus

• Excellent numeracy and communication (verbal and written) skills

• Good prioritisation along with an adaptable approach to meet every scenario and strict deadlines

Gekko Group is a leading field marketing and experiential agency who value trust and honesty in all we employ and apply these ethics to everything we do, remaining insightful and effective to create rewarding connections for our brands and employees. As an inclusive employer, we encourage our teams to grow together, in a relaxed but professional environment to be your best self.

Apply now to be an integral part of the Head Office team.