Payroll Assistant

TPF Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Generous annual leave

CIPP study support if required

Job summary

TPF Recruitment Ltd is recruiting on behalf of a fast growing chartered accountants firm in Kent for a Payroll Assistant. The role focuses on overseeing payroll for a diverse client portfolio within a growing practice and offers clear progression prospects.

The successful candidate will manage payroll processing to weekly, monthly and quarterly cut-offs, ensure accuracy, and handle HMRC and pension submissions, with a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading payroll for a varied client portfolio.
• Strong attention to detail.
• A can-do attitude to problem solving.
• Self-motivated with managing your own workload.
• Good communication skills.
• Team player, able to mentor others.
• Motivated with high standards.

Responsibilities

• To manage your own portfolio of payroll clients.
• To take responsibility for quality and accuracy of payroll work.
• To process Payrolls in accordance with Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Payroll cut off schedule.
• Ensuring payroll checklists are completed and signed off.
• Processing HMRC tax code amendments prior to payroll processing.
• Dealing with queries from HMRC.
• Processing and Uploading Pension Submissions.

Skills

Payroll management

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Time management

Communication

Mentoring

Job description

We're exclusivity recruiting for a payroll Assistant to join a fast growing firm of chartered accountants in Kent. Our client is a fast growing and ambitious, multi-sited practice with a modern approach to accounting. They have a great staff retention rate, and we have had excellent feedback from staff we've placed with them.

This role is suited towards an experienced and technically competent Payroll Assistant. The successful candidate for this Payroll Assistant job in Kent will oversee the payroll for a diverse portfolio of clients and work within a fast growing and highly successful accountancy practice. The business has ambitious plans to grow and in return offers excellent future progression prospects.

You will be responsible for:

• To manage your own portfolio of payroll clients
• To take responsibility for quality and accuracy of payroll work
• To process Payrolls in accordance with Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Payroll cut off schedule
• Ensuring payroll checklists are completed and signed off
• Processing HMRC tax code amendments prior to payroll processing
• Dealing with queries from HMRC
• Processing and Uploading Pension Submissions

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience of leading Payroll for a varied client portfolio.
• Strong attention to detail.
• A can-do attitude to problem-solving.
• Self-motivated with managing your own workload.
• Good communication skills.
• A team player, able to mentor or work with other team members.
• Motivated with high standards.

Benefits

• £26,000 - £32,000 per annum
• Company pension
• Generous annual leave
• CIPP study support if required