Lead Payroll Manager - High-Volume Client Payrolls

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Standard pension

Salary sacrifice - pension, cycle to/​

Cycle to work

Childcare

Tech gear

Gym

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll Limited in Stockport is seeking a capable payroll administrator to take real ownership of a varied client portfolio, reporting to directors, and delivering accurate monthly payrolls in a high-volume environment. You will handle end-to-end payroll processing for multiple clients with different frequencies, including RTI submissions and year-end procedures. This role suits a proactive team player in a small, collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with high-volume, multi-client payrolls.
• Strong knowledge of pensions, auto-enrolment, statutory payments and year-end.
• Excellent Excel skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Confidence answering complex client queries and taking initiative.

Responsibilities

• Processing monthly and varying-frequency payrolls for a portfolio of clients (high volume).
• Managing starters, leavers, statutory payments and coding notices.
• Running auto-enrolment, pensions submissions and contributions across providers.
• Completing RTI submissions and year-end procedures including P11D(s).
• Creating payroll templates, schedules, reports and payment files.
• Handling client queries and onboarding new clients.
• Reconciling funds, HMRC portal credits/debts and corrections.

Skills

Bureau experience

High-volume payrolls

Excel

Attention to detail

Client queries

Tools

IRIS

BrightPay Cloud

Job description

Portfolio Payroll Limited in Stockport is seeking a capable payroll administrator to take real ownership of a varied client portfolio, reporting to directors, and delivering accurate monthly payrolls in a high-volume environment. You will handle end-to-end payroll processing for multiple clients with different frequencies, including RTI submissions and year-end procedures. This role suits a proactive team player in a small, collaborative setting.