Payroll Team Leader

Payroll; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A large accountancy practice in Belfast is seeking a Payroll Team Leader. You will manage a team, ensure accurate and timely payroll for clients, and implement process improvements. The ideal candidate has leadership experience and a strong understanding of payroll legislation. This hybrid role offers flexibility with a competitive holiday package and pension scheme.

Benefits

34 days holiday including bank holidays

Pension up to 10%

Flexitime

Qualifications

• Able to demonstrate leadership.
• Previous experience processing complex high-volume payrolls.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of payroll professionals.
• Improve processes and minimize errors.
• Ensure payroll deadlines are met.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Systems skills including MS Excel

Job description

Posted On : 16th July 2024

My client is a large accountancy practice based in the central Belfast area. Working in an established team you will be a Payroll Team Leader managing direct reports and assisting the payroll management team. Our client is looking for an experienced payroll professional with supervisory experience to join them on a permanent basis.

Job Description

Reporting directly to the Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of weekly and monthly payroll for your own portfolio of clients.

The role is hybrid working (2 days in the office) with great flexitime.

The holidays are circa 34 days including bank holidays)

Pension up to 10%

Responsibilities

• Managing a team
• Process improvement and minimising errors
• Checking the payroll of the team and ensuring deadlines are hit
• Communicating with external clients and internal stakeholders
• Training any new starters and payroll team
• Ability to assist on hands on payroll and picking up some clients
• Using an internal payroll system to process payroll and Microsoft excel
• Helping and supporting the team / technical guidance
• Dealing with escalated queries

Requirements

• Able to demonstrate leadership
• Examples of management experience
• Interest in development of teams
• Previous experience processing complex payrolls high volume
• Need to be up to date on legislation
• Strong team player
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good systems skills including MS Excel
• Bureau / client payroll experience ideally

The role is 37.5 hours a week, typically 9-5 with an hour unpaid break.

To apply, feel free to apply directly and I will get back to you imminently. Otherwise, feel free to reach out for more information on 0161 523 5585 and myself or my team will get back to you.