Payroll Consultant

WorkNest; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading HR consultancy as a Payroll Consultant in Kettering, providing expert payroll support and services to clients. You will be responsible for managing payroll processes and ensuring compliance with HMRC standards. Ideal candidates are CIPP qualified payroll professionals with a strong client focus and organizational skills.

Benefits

Great benefit package

Supportive and Inclusive work culture

Opportunity to thrive with a growing business

Qualifications

• Experienced payroll professional capable of managing multiple clients.
• Expertise in payroll systems and HMRC regulations.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for clients, ensuring accuracy.
• Handle client queries and maintain payroll records in compliance with legislation.
• Assist in payroll administration and system updates.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Client relations

Education

CIPP qualification

Tools

SAGE

Job description

WorkNest Kettering, England, United Kingdom

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Are you a payroll professional with a passion for people? Join our award-winning team and help deliver exceptional service in a company that values both excellence and an amazing workplace culture.

About Us

HR Solutions, part of WorkNest, is a leading HR, Payroll, and Health & Safety Consultancy dedicated to delivering exceptional support through our guiding principle: being big enough to provide robust, comprehensive solutions, yet small enough to genuinely care about your unique needs. With over 450 satisfied clients, we take pride in being a trusted partner for HR outsourcing. Our multi-award-winning service reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and client success. At the heart of it all is our amazing workplace culture—collaborative, supportive, and people-focused—driving the high standards and personal touch that set us apart.

We are growing and as part of this growth we are recruiting for a Senior Payroll Consultant to join our amazing team.

Job Purpose

The Payroll Consultant will deliver first class support to the Company in the delivery of its payroll support to clients across the UK. This includes processing payrolls and providing technical support and advice on matters pertaining to payroll systems for our clients.

What We Offer

• Salary: £32,000 - £34,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Great benefit package
• Remote/Hybrid (there will be a requirement to attend the Kettering office
• Supportive and Inclusive work culture
• The opportunity to thrive with a growing business
  
  

What You’ll Be Doing

As Payroll Consultant, you'll be responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll processing for a portfolio of clients, ensuring all salary, PAYE, BACS, and pension payments are accurate and on time. You'll maintain up-to-date payroll records in line with legislation and client-specific requirements and liaise directly with client contacts to confirm data accuracy and resolve any payroll queries. Your responsibilities will also include handling all payroll administration such as setting up new starters, updating HMRC tax codes, processing student loans, and managing attachments of earnings.

You'll also calculate statutory and termination payments, manually verify entitlements, process holiday pay, salary increases, and back pay. You'll manage P11Ds, payrolling benefits, RTI and Year End submissions, including P60s. Supporting the Payroll Manager and team, you’ll contribute ideas for improving processes and assist with system updates, migrations, reconciliations, and implementations. A friendly, professional manner and strict confidentiality are key as you interact with staff, clients, and external visitors.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced payroll professional, ideally CIPP qualified, who can confidently run end-to-end payroll for multiple clients, including producing P11Ds and P60s. Experience with payroll systems (we use SAGE), handling client queries, and working with third-party providers like pension schemes is essential. You should be confident with HMRC and BACS setups and have strong skills in Word and Excel. You’ll need to be detail-oriented, organised, and able to work both independently and as part of a team. Most importantly, you’ll be happy to work alongside a supportive, people-first team that takes pride in its amazing culture.

Up for the challenge?

Please use the ‘apply now’ button to begin your application. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post.

HR Solutions, part of WorkNest is committed to creating a culture of Inclusionand ensuring that everyone – job applicants, clients, colleagues, and anyone else we deal with – is treated fairly and with respect. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a diverse team, however, please speak to our Talent and Recruitment specialist if there are any adjustments, we need to make in order to ensure, a genuine equality of opportunity.

See why WorkNest is a great place to work - Take a look at our WorkNest Culture video: https://worknest.wistia.com/medias/tg8eo5hyce

Closing date: 4th July 2025. Please note: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may look to close the advert early, so please don't delay in submitting an application.

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