Job Introduction
Payroll Assistant - Peppermint Bars and Events, London | Full time / Permanent
£30,784 + excellent benefits including hybrid working, 28 days annual leave + your birthday off, healthcare, festival and sport event tickets, and more!
We're looking for a proactive Payroll Assistant to support the dynamic team at Peppermint Bars and Events. As part of the Staffing team you will play a key role in supporting with a diverse range of admin tasks including payroll, expenses, and invoices, office coordination, and helping to ensure the Peppermint team's employee/HR records are all up-to-date.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the leading bars and events team behind exceptional experiences at some of the UK’s most high-profile festivals, events, and venues (including BST Hyde Park, Camp Bestival, Mighty Hoopla, Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, All Points East, Lytham, and Rewind Festivals!)
This is a flexible hybrid role working 2 days from home and 3 days from the Kennington, London office.
Payroll Assistant - The role
- Supporting this bars and events business with essential payroll, finance, and HR tasks
- Managing daily staffing timesheets, checking for accuracy, and chasing any missing records.
- Providing events crew team members with accounts and expenses support
- Review and approve expense submissions in line with allowance guidelines.
- Verifying invoice details and uploading them to the accounting system.
- Supporting the Payroll Admin Manager with preparing and confirming all required documentation for accurate payments.
- Effectively managing expenses and receipts for pre-paid company cards for approval.
- Processing invoices related to company card expenses submitted by the staffing team.
- Advising and supporting events staff with queries on expenses, payments, and deductions.
- Coordinating event reconciliation by monitoring invoice submissions and communicating deadlines to agencies and contractors.
- Supporting the wider team with HR admin tasks and office coordination.
What we're looking for:
- A great working knowledge of Microsoft packages specially Excel
- A love of learning processes and new systems
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills
- Well-organised with good attention to detail
- An open and adaptable mindsight - happy to respond effectively to regular changes
- An ability to follow instructions and take initiative
- Comfortable working in an office-based environment with a primarily desk-based role
What you’ll get in return:
- Flexible, hybrid working from our Wellesbourne Warehouse with occasional to the London office, and weekend/evening work
- 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays and your birthday off
- Private healthcare & wellbeing support (via Medicash)
- Employee assistance programme- counselling and support
- Discounts on shopping, travel, entertainment and dining
- Enhanced parental leave + sick pay
- Quarterly team socials
- Apprenticeship programmes available
- Access to some of the UK’s best events, festivals, and sports venues
Why Peppermint?
Peppermint Bars & Events is a multi-award-winning hospitality group delivering bar and food experiences at over 50 of the UK’s most iconic festivals and venues.
Our portfolio includes iconic events like BST Hyde Park, Camp Bestival, Mighty Hoopla, Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, All Points East, and Rewind Festival, among many others.
Now partnered with Levy UK & Compass Group, the world’s largest catering company, and a vibrant leader in hospitality.
We believe in celebrating individuality and building inclusive teams where everyone feels they belong. Our diverse team fuels creativity, innovation, and excellence.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us in creating a supportive, empowering workplace where everyone can thrive.
Together, we create unforgettable experiences – and shape the future of hospitality.