Payroll Lead

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Stockport; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established payroll services firm in Stockport is seeking a Payroll Lead to oversee payroll operations. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of payroll experience and strong technical skills in payroll systems and Excel. This position offers a supportive environment, flexible working, and attractive benefits including generous holiday allocation and health assurance.

Benefits

Free parking on-site

Generous holiday allocation

Buy and sell annual leave option

Health and life assurance benefits

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of payroll experience required.
• Previous experience in fast-paced and high-volume environments.
• CIPP qualification is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as the payroll expert and support high-volume payroll calculations.
• Manage private payrolls in conjunction with the management team.
• Address payroll-related queries from employees.

Skills

Payroll system experience

Excel skills

Leadership abilities

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Tools

Payrite payroll system

T & A system

Job description

Overview

Portfolio Payroll are currently working with a large organisation in the Stockport area who are recruiting for a Payroll Lead to join their team. They provide an excellent working environment, some flexible working and great benefits.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Technical skills including relevant payroll system experience & Excel skills
• You will get an opportunity to be exposed to leadership responsibilities
• Being the go-to payroll expert in the payroll team
• Working on private payrolls with the management team
• Support the busy payroll department with high volume starters and leavers
• Experience dealing with multiple payrolls of varying shift patterns would be beneficial
• Must have very strong Excel (VLookUps/Pivot Tables)
• High volume and fast paced environment
• Provide comprehensive advice to employees in relation to payroll queries
• Ensuring all necessary payments are made within the deadlines set, for example reconciliations
• Manual calculations
• Experience of T & A system useful
• Payrite payroll system experience ideally

Desirable skills and attributes

• 5 years of payroll experience minimum
• Previous payroll experience in a fast paced and high-volume environment
• A keen eye for detail
• Enjoy working within a team
• Motivated to progress to management and support management teams
• Supervisory experience advantageous
• Excellent communicator as you will be answering queries
• Confident with Excel
• CIPP advantageous not essential

Benefits

• Free parking on-site
• Generous holiday allocation
• Buy and sell annual leave option
• Great health and life assurance benefits
• Flexible working