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Kent Recruitment

Payroll Assistant

Location
Houston, United States
Category
Finance
Date Published
28/07/25
Status
Open
About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:
We are seeking an Payroll Assistant to join our Finance team. This is a fixed-term assignment for three (3) months.
The successful applicant will have a strong understanding of payroll processes, compliance requirements and best practices along with a proven ability to handle sensitive information with integrity and accuracy.

Skills and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:

• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee information with discretion.
• Maintain employee payroll records including new hires, terminations, wage changes and deductions.
• Provide customer service support to employees by researching issues and answer payroll related questions.
• Support in audit of timesheets for accuracy/compliance and communicate with employees and managers to make timely corrections.
• Support collaboration with HR team to ensure accurate employee data management.
• Generate payroll reports and perform regular audits to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Support audits and assist with payroll-related reporting as needed.
• Assist and support other projects as needed.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:
• Minimum of 2 years payroll processing experience
• Proficient in ADP workforce Now is a must
• Proficient in excel.

Communication:
• Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:
• Excellent organizational skills
• Able to handle high-volume tasks

HSSEQ:
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Details about the role:
Location: Houston, TX
Relocation required: N/A
Travel required: N/A
Contract type: Fixed-Term 3 months
Experience level: 2 years

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