Payroll Officer (Time & Attendance / Payroll Specialist)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a hands-on Payroll Officer (or strong HR/Finance professional with solid payroll experience) to join a prestigious 5-star hotel in Central London operating in a fast-paced, 24/7 hospitality environment. The hotel has recently implemented new Time & Attendance, Payroll and HR systems and is seeking reliable support during this period. You will work with UKG (Time & Attendance), ADP (fully outsourced payroll) and SAP (HR). The role requires someone practical, detail-oriented and comfortable validating complex data in a high-volume environment with multiple work patterns. Strong analytical and reporting skills are essential. Hospitality experience is preferred, though fast-paced, high-volume experience from other sectors will also be considered.

Responsibilities

Validate Time & Attendance data from UKG before it feeds into ADP payroll; Check and process payroll codes, sickness, holidays, overtime and lieu time; Review and validate ADP payroll output for accuracy; Reconcile payroll figures against the P&L at month-end; Produce clear reports and support ad-hoc data analysis; Work closely with the wider HR and Finance teams during the system transition period

Requirements

Proven experience in payroll processing (ideally end-to-end from Time & Attendance through to payroll output and reconciliation); Strong analytical, data and reporting skills with high attention to detail; Comfortable working with complex datasets and multiple systems; Experience with UKG, ADP and/or SAP is highly desirable (or similar T&A / outsourced payroll platforms); Hands-on, tech-savvy and able to hit the ground running; Hospitality experience preferred; alternatively, experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment; Must be available immediately

Nice to have

Practical, reliable and proactive; Calm under pressure and comfortable in a busy operational environment; Strong communicator who can work independently and as part of a small team; Not seeking a senior management role – this is a hands-on operational position