Payroll Onboarding Consultant

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Ringway; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' holiday + bank holidays + b‑d

Profit share scheme

Pension Plan with Royal London

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

On-site gym

Discount schemes

Incentives and recognition

Modern working environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll Limited in Manchester City Centre is seeking a Payroll Onboarding Consultant to lead client transitions from start to finish, ensuring accurate, compliant setup on new payroll systems. You’ll work closely with clients, capture requirements, and guide them through the software features, delivering a smooth onboarding experience.

Join a growing payroll bureau, collaborate with a friendly team, and contribute to shaping a new division with clear development opportunities and a

Qualifications

• Must love payroll and understand end-to-end processing.
• Experience onboarding clients into a payroll bureau or similar environment.
• Thrives in a fast-paced bureau setting with high accuracy.
• Builds trust quickly with clients and communicates clearly.
• Detail oriented, able to identify discrepancies early.
• Excited to contribute to a new division and growth.

Responsibilities

• Managing the implementation and onboarding of new payroll clients, ensuring seamless transitions from their current providers.
• Building strong relationships with new clients from day one, becoming their trusted payroll partner.
• Assisting with the processing of parallel runs to ensure accuracy.
• Ensuring all run results balance perfectly with new customers' previous payroll providers.
• Guiding customers on service and system features, helping them get the most from their new payroll solution.
• Communicating clearly and concisely, always demonstrating excellent customer service.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Onboarding/implementation

Bureau environment

Relationship building

Detail oriented

Problem solving

Customer service

Job description

Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing an award-winning global SaaS business and one of the most progressive and dynamic payroll bureaus in the UK. Our client is experiencing exponential growth and building their Payroll division and strengthening the already established team.

With a modern office in the heart of Manchester City Centre, you've the opportunity to join an exciting and vibrant team as a Payroll Onboarding Consultant, who are passionate about payroll excellence and eager to excel. This is your chance to be part of something special - help us shape a new business division with incredible growth and development opportunities!

As a Payroll Onboarding Consultant, you'll be at the forefront of our client experience, ensuring payroll customers have a seamless transition from their current provider. You'll be the trusted guide who makes what can be a daunting change feel effortless, setting clients up for success from day one. This is an amazing opportunity for a payroll professional who loves problem-solving, building relationships, and making a real impact!

This is an office-based role, and for good reason! Being in our office full-time means you'll be surrounded by a supportive team where collaboration is key. You'll learn from experienced colleagues, share knowledge, problem-solve together, and build the camaraderie that makes challenging work enjoyable. In payroll, having your team around you to bounce ideas off, ask questions, and celebrate wins together makes all the difference!

A bit about you:

• Passionate about payroll: You love the technical side of payroll and take pride in your ability to handle manual calculations, end-to-end processing, and complex transitions.
• Experienced in onboarding or implementation: Ideally, you've onboarded new clients into a bureau or accountancy practice, or at least implemented new systems in an in-house environment. You understand the challenges and know how to make transitions smooth.
• Bureau experienced: You thrive in the fast-paced bureau environment where variety, client service, and attention to detail are everything.
• A natural relationship builder: You build trust quickly, communicate clearly and concisely, and always demonstrate excellent customer service.
• Detail-oriented & thorough: You can assist with parallel runs, ensure results balance perfectly with previous providers, and catch discrepancies before they become issues.
• Excited about growth: You're entering this business near its conception, which means real opportunities to shape processes, influence direction, and grow your career alongside the division!

What you'll be doing:

• Managing the implementation and onboarding of new payroll clients, ensuring seamless transitions from their current providers.
• Building strong relationships with new clients from day one, becoming their trusted payroll partner.
• Assisting with the processing of parallel runs to ensure accuracy.
• Ensuring all run results balance perfectly with new customers' previous payroll providers.
• Guiding customers on both service and system features, helping them get the most from their new payroll solution.
• Communicating clearly and concisely, always demonstrating excellent customer service.

What's in it for you?

Our client offers a fantastic benefits package and an exciting work environment:

• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays & a day off on your birthday - increasing after 2 & 5 years' service
• Profit share scheme
• Pension Plan with Royal London and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Brand new on-site gym
• Bright Exchange - retail and other discount schemes
• Company incentives and recognition programmes
• Modern working environment in Manchester City Centre
• Opportunity to expand your knowledge from an experienced, friendly team
• Be part of a new business division with genuine growth and development opportuny