Payroll Manager

Catalyst; Walbottle; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm of accountants in the UK is seeking a Payroll Manager/Supervisor to oversee payroll services for diverse clients. The role involves managing the payroll process, ensuring compliance with regulations, and leading a team. Candidates require significant payroll experience, strong compliance knowledge, and good communication skills. This permanent, full-time position offers a salary of £40,000 - £60,000 plus additional benefits.

Benefits

Excellent training and career development

Flexible working options

Attractive city centre office

Qualifications

• Strong experience as Payroll Manager or similar in a UK bureau environment.
• Proficient understanding of payroll compliance and legislation.
• Good IT skills including working with Excel.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end payroll process for clients accurately and on time.
• Handle technical payroll queries and escalations.
• Manage team workloads and provide performance reviews.

Skills

End-to-end payroll experience

Payroll qualifications (CIPP)

Understanding payroll compliance

Project management skills

Excel skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

One of the North s leading firms of chartered accountants and business advisors employing c.1,000 staff across several offices, is looking to recruit a Payroll Manager/Supervisor to its Newcastle office to deliver high quality and timely payroll services to a portfolio of clients ranging in size and complexity.

You will be part of a team managing a portfolio of new and existing clients, with responsibility for the delivery and implementation of payroll services to a high standard, with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

Your key responsibilities as Payroll Manager/Supervisor will include:

• End-to-end payroll process delivery for a portfolio of clients, ensuring that the payrolls are processed and submitted each pay period in a timely and accurate manner
• Advising on any technical payroll matters arising, such as termination payments, payrolling of benefits and statutory payments
• Dealing with client and team queries in relation to payroll operations, including handling escalations
• Managing team workloads and allocations, providing counselling including annual and in-year reviews
• Preparing client fee and budget details
• Approving BACS files for the payment of employees
• Auto-Enrolment compliance
• Set up and attending client meetings when required
• Developing additional services for payroll clients
• Ensuring the smooth transition/implementation of new payroll clients - effective procedures for the setup of internal and external systems, tools and processes
• HMRC audit assistance and ensuring compliance with internal quality and risk requirements

As Payroll Manager/Supervisor, you will need:

• Strong, end-to-end experience as Payroll Manager, Payroll Delivery Manager, Payroll Supervisor, Payroll Controller, Senior Payroll Officer or similar ideally gained in a UK bureau environment or handling larger/more complex payrolls
• Payroll qualifications e.g. Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) advantageous
• Expertise in understanding payroll compliance, rules and legislations in a multi-country environment, in addition to AE, RTI, Apprenticeship Levy, Statutory payments/deductions, Pension contributions and so on
• Understanding of related processes that impact Payroll
• Strong workload, project, time and stakeholder management skills
• Good IT skills including experience of working with Excel documents
• An assertive, proactive, flexible, service-driven, innovative and cooperative approach to delivery with desire to take on responsibility
• Excellent communication skills

Rewards and benefits:

• Salary £40,000 - £60,000 + excellent benefits package
• Full time
• Permanent role
• Excellent training, support and career development opportunities
• Attractive city centre office and flexible working

Please note:
- To secure maximum pay/rewards, you must possess all outlined experience, skills, knowledge and relevant qualifications.
- High levels of interest mean we will only contact you if your application is shortlisted and this will happen within five working days.
- Candidates must have the right to work in the UK permanently and without any restrictions there is no visa sponsorship on offer for this role.