Payroll & Finance Lead – Growth & Compliance

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £42.5k

Company bonus (quarterly and annual)

Club discounts and incentives

Professional development opportunities

Workplace pension scheme

Job summary

Sewell Wallis Ltd is partnering with a high profile South Yorkshire leisure business to recruit a Finance and Payroll Supervisor. You will oversee monthly payroll, VAT returns, and cashflow management while supporting monthly management accounts and financial reporting.

Reporting to the Finance Director and Finance Assistant Manager, you will help maintain financial controls, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to strategic objectives with accurate financial information.

Qualifications

• Payroll experience and ability to process monthly payroll
• Experience with VAT returns and cashflow reporting
• Advanced Excel and Sage skills
• AAT4 or studying ACCA/CIMA/ACA; QBE considered
• Minimum 3 years in accounts or finance with payroll knowledge

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process monthly payroll.
• Prepare monthly pension calculations and reports.
• Submit HMRC FPS and EPS for payrolls.
• Run monthly payroll reports and month-end close.
• Post bank entries and reconcile cash book.
• Manage petty cash and month-end journals.
• Review purchase and sales ledgers for cashflow reporting.
• Answer accounting queries during month and month-end.
• Prepare P11D and distribute to employees.
• Submit P11D to HMRC by deadlines.
• Prepare quarterly VAT calculations and submissions.
• Reconcile VAT with Balance Sheet.
• Assist in compiling annual departmental budgets with FD and Finance AM.

Skills

Payroll management

Cashflow management

Financial reporting

Excel proficiency

Sage experience

AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ACA study

Three years experience

Regulatory compliance

Education

AAT Level 4 or studying toward ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Tools

Excel

Sage

Job description

Sewell Wallis Ltd is partnering with a high profile South Yorkshire leisure business to recruit a Finance and Payroll Supervisor. You will oversee monthly payroll, VAT returns, and cashflow management while supporting monthly management accounts and financial reporting.

Reporting to the Finance Director and Finance Assistant Manager, you will help maintain financial controls, ensure regulatory compliance, and contribute to strategic objectives with accurate financial information.