Payroll Manager

Axon Moore; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Axon Moore is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead payroll functions at a growing business in Lancashire. This fully autonomous role offers end-to-end payroll exposure, oversight of the pension scheme, and management of one team member, along with exceptional employee benefits and a competitive salary.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company bonus (approx. £2k)

Hybrid working and great flexibility

Company pension

4x Life assurance

EV Schemes

Qualifications

• CIPP qualified preferred.
• Great attention to detail and communication skills.
• Strong organisational abilities and good Excel knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end payroll processes.
• Manage pension schemes and comply with HMRC regulations.
• Liaise with audit teams and handle payroll inquiries.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Microsoft Excel

Education

CIPP Qualified

Job description

• Gender Pay Gap reporting

Payroll Manager | £35,000 - £38,000 + Bonus | Lancashire / Remote | Exceptional Benefits | Growing Business

Axon Moore are exclusively recruiting for an experienced and enthusiastic Payroll Manager on behalf of an industry-leading business in Lancashire to lead their payroll function and take on a fully autonomous role offering end-to-end exposure and exceptional staff benefits.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• End-to-end payroll
• Management of pension scheme
• Gender Pay Gap reporting
• Implement current HMRC guidance and keep up to date with future legislation
• Maintain reporting to HMRC
• Produce and develop reconciliation files to ensure accurate production of payroll and efficient review
• Manage post-payroll processing queries
• Reconcile payroll balance sheet control accounts
• Produce and post payroll journals
• Liaise with audit team to answer payroll specific queries
• Support with roll out of new schemes
• Line manage one team member
• Provide ad-hoc project management and delivery
• Other ad-hoc duties

Required Skills and Experience:

• CIPP Qualified (desired)
• Great attention to detail
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational and multi-tasking abilities
• Good Microsoft Excel and systems knowledge
• Able to quickly adapt to change
• Work efficiently towards meeting deadlines

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Company bonus (approx. £2k)
• Hybrid working and great flexibility
• Company pension
• 4x Life assurance
• EV Schemes

Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Jack Moss at [email protected] or see our website at www.axonmoore.com