Payroll Senior - Hybrid (Sidcup): Lead & Optimize Payroll

Portfolio Payroll Limited; Lenham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Portfolio Payroll Limited is seeking a Payroll Senior to join a fast-growing accountancy client on a permanent basis. The role is hybrid, based out of Sidcup 3 days per week, delivering high-quality payroll services to a portfolio of clients.

You will lead end-to-end payroll processing, manage client expectations, support year-end and statutory reporting, and contribute to process improvements while guiding junior team members. Experience in a practice environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience processing payroll within an accountancy/practice environment is essential.
• Hybrid role; based out of Sidcup office 3x per week.

Responsibilities

• Manage and process own portfolio of clients from start to finish.
• Proactively manage client expectations regarding deadlines, scope and service delivery.
• Oversee year-end processing and other statutory reporting.
• Implement and maintain robust internal quality control procedures for payroll processes.
• Act as a primary point of contact for queries.
• Assist with training and onboarding of new team members.
• Contribute to continuous development and optimisation of payroll systems and workflows.

Skills

Payroll processing

Client management

Training & onboarding

Quality control

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Portfolio Payroll Limited is seeking a Payroll Senior to join a fast-growing accountancy client on a permanent basis. The role is hybrid, based out of Sidcup 3 days per week, delivering high-quality payroll services to a portfolio of clients.

You will lead end-to-end payroll processing, manage client expectations, support year-end and statutory reporting, and contribute to process improvements while guiding junior team members. Experience in a practice environment is essential.