Payroll Manager

Phase 3; Manchester; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid leave

Bi-annual salary & bonus reviews

Fully flexible work schedule

Access to Perkbox for employee discounts

24/7 virtual GP appointments

Regular team events and social nights

Development time and funding

Home office equipment allowance

Job summary

A payroll services provider is seeking a Payroll Manager to oversee the end-to-end payroll processes for a portfolio of clients. This primarily home-based role requires strong Excel skills and experience with high volume payrolls. Responsibilities include managing client payrolls, conducting client meetings, and performing auto-enrolment duties. The company offers unlimited paid leave, flexible working schedules, and access to various employee perks. Ideal candidates will have prior experience with payroll systems like Unit4 and should be proactive and communicative.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing full end-to-end payroll processes.
• Proactive approach to professional service and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage and ensure the accuracy of all client payrolls.
• Conduct client meetings to address issues and priorities.
• Perform auto-enrolment duties including uploading new starters.

Skills

Unit4 Payroll

Managing high volume payrolls with 1000+ Employees

Strong Excel Skills

Fluent Communication

Tools

Sage People Payroll

iTrent

SQL reporting

Job description

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 and Qualifications

• 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
• Experience of Unit4 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: Sage People Payroll, Brain, iTrent, PeopleXD, ResourceLink, Salesforce, BrightPay SAP, Business Objects, Cognos, SQL reporting (or legacy equivalents)

Unlimited paid leave (subject to our Annual Leave Policy)

Bi-annual salary & bonus reviews

Fully flexible work schedule

Modern office in Manchester's Northern Quarter

Access to Perkbox for regular employee discounts

24/7 access to virtual GP appointments via Doctor Care Anywhere

Regular team events and social nights

Development time and funding

Regular gifts and perks from Phase 3 to reward outstanding achievements, new members to your family, house moves and big birthdays

Access to up to £2,500 worth of home office equipment

And many more!

Ideal start date: January 2026.

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.