Payroll Manager

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Standard pension

Salary sacrifice - pension, cycle to/​

Cycle to work

Childcare

Tech gear

Gym

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll Limited in Stockport is seeking a capable payroll administrator to take real ownership of a varied client portfolio, reporting to directors, and delivering accurate monthly payrolls in a high-volume environment. You will handle end-to-end payroll processing for multiple clients with different frequencies, including RTI submissions and year-end procedures. This role suits a proactive team player in a small, collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with high-volume, multi-client payrolls.
• Strong knowledge of pensions, auto-enrolment, statutory payments and year-end.
• Excellent Excel skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Confidence answering complex client queries and taking initiative.

Responsibilities

• Processing monthly and varying-frequency payrolls for a portfolio of clients (high volume).
• Managing starters, leavers, statutory payments and coding notices.
• Running auto-enrolment, pensions submissions and contributions across providers.
• Completing RTI submissions and year-end procedures including P11D(s).
• Creating payroll templates, schedules, reports and payment files.
• Handling client queries and onboarding new clients.
• Reconciling funds, HMRC portal credits/debts and corrections.

Skills

Bureau experience

High-volume payrolls

Excel

Attention to detail

Client queries

Tools

IRIS

BrightPay Cloud

Job description

Take real ownership in a small, family-run payroll bureau. You'll manage a varied portfolio of clients, reporting directly to the directors, and deliver accurate, timely monthly payrolls in a high-volume environment.

Job Description

Reporting directly to the directors, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of monthly client payrolls.

Responsibilities and requirements

The role

You'll handle end-to-end payroll processing for multiple clients with different frequencies and requirements. Key responsibilities include:

• Processing monthly and varying-frequency payrolls (high volume across a shared team portfolio of 400 clients)
• Managing starters, leavers, statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP) and coding notices
• Running auto-enrolment, pension submissions and contributions across multiple providers
• Completing RTI submissions (FPS, EPS, EXB) and year-end procedures including P11D/P11D(b)
• Creating data templates, payroll schedules, reports and payment files
• Handling client queries, service reviews and onboarding new clients
• Reconciling funds, managing HMRC portal credits/debts and making corrections where needed
• Helping improve systems and procedures as legislation changes

Desirable skills and attributes:

• Bureau experience
• Proven ability to process high-volume, multi-client payrolls and hit the ground running
• Strong knowledge of pensions, auto-enrolment, statutory payments and year-end
• Excellent Excel skills and a keen eye for detail
• Confidence answering complex client queries and taking initiative
• Experience with IRIS desirable; BrightPay Cloud or similar bureau software highly valued
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a small, collaborative team

Benefits:

• Standard pension
• Salary sacrifice - pension,cycle to work, childcare, tech, gym
• 20 hols plus bank increase with loyalty
• Parking - 1st come 1st served

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