Payroll Manager

Phase 3; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Payroll Manager to oversee a portfolio of client payrolls, ensuring accuracy and compliance with statutory requirements. This primarily home-based role requires expertise in high volume payroll management and a commitment to client service. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong Excel skills and familiarity with payroll systems, contributing to a dynamic and flexible working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Broad range of employee benefits

Qualifications

• Experience managing payrolls with 1000+ employees.
• Proficiency in Excel with VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Ability to manage own workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and timely submissions.
• Conduct client meetings to discuss payroll issues and priorities.
• Ensure compliance with auto-enrolment duties and statutory submissions.

Skills

Sage People Payroll

High volume payroll management

Strong Excel Skills

Knowledge of P11Ds

Communicative fluency

Tools

iTrent

PeopleXD

Salesforce

BrightPay SAP

SQL reporting

Job description

Vacancy Name
Payroll Manager

Location City
Manchester/Remote

Employment Type
Full Time

Purpose of the Role
As Payroll Manager, you will take ownership of a portfolio of clients. You will act as a payroll subject matter expert, applying best practice and providing advice and guidance to clients on payroll matters. This role will be primarily home-based, with team building and training days held at the Phase 3 office in Manchester City Centre on average once a quarter.

Key Responsibilities
• Manage the full end-to-end payroll process for client payrolls, ensuring that all payrolls are accurate, completed on time, and all statutory submissions are performed within required deadlines
• Auto-enrolment duties on client payrolls including upload of new starters, monthly contributions and cyclical re-enrolment
• Client meetings to discuss issues and priorities
• Working well with conflicting priorities and deadlines
• Operate flexibly and have a desire to learn new systems and processes in a supportive environment
• Be proactive and accountable to the highest calibre of professionalism, service and accuracy

Essential Requirements
• Experience of Sage People Payroll or Brain Payroll
• Experience managing high volume payroll(s) with 1000+ Employees
• Experience of working in a bureau
• Strong Excel Skills, including competency in VLOOKUP, pivot tables and intermediate formulas
• Knowledge of P11Ds/payrolled benefits
• Communicative fluency, both verbal and in documentation
• Ability to manage own workload
• Excitement about flexibility, independence, initiative and knowledge-sharing in your job
• Commitment to clients, team and a Phase 3 role
• Add extra value to your application with experience of more than one of the following: iTrent, PeopleXD, ResourceLink, Salesforce, BrightPay SAP, Unit 4, Business Objects, Cognos, SQL reporting (or legacy equivalents)

Ideal start date: Immediately. Please note we will also accept part-time applications for this role.

Phase 3 is a Disability Confident employer and we endeavour to recruit from the widest possible pool of suitable candidates. The format of the interview will be - questions based on your experience and the requirements of the role. If you require any adjustments or special arrangements to be made to our application process on account of disability please let us know in advance.

Minimum Salary
£30,000

Maximum Salary
£40,000

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• Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits