Payroll Team Leader

RSM UK; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a Payroll Team Leader in Chester. This role involves leading a payroll team to deliver accurate and timely payroll services while ensuring compliance with UK regulations. The ideal candidate will have strong payroll knowledge and proven leadership skills, as well as experience with MS Excel. Flexibility and attention to detail are essential. The firm offers a hybrid working model, 26 days of holiday, and a strong culture of inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working

26 Days Holiday

Financial wellbeing benefits

Access to training courses

Virtual GP access

Qualifications

• Strong practical understanding of payroll calculations and UK legislation.
• Experience in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• People supervision or management experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll production.
• Maintain compliance with internal policies.
• Monitor team’s KPIs and profitability.
• Provide guidance and support to team members.

Skills

Payroll calculations

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

MS Excel

Job description

Overview

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

RSM’s People Advisory Services help organisations enact their people and talent strategies as well as manage their people challenges using a multi-disciplinary approach in the UK and globally. The team combines RSM’s experts across employment tax, employment legal, payroll, HR, equity reward and global mobility. This alliance of specialists brings clients a unified and seamless service and allows you to be part of a collaborative and cohesive service line striving for excellence, innovation and common goals. People and Pay (PAP) is the HR and payroll division of People Advisory Services, delivering cutting-edge and premium payroll software and solutions to an exceptional range of clients. These span from small entrepreneurial enterprises to large corporations, inclusive of top-name brands across industries such as retail, manufacturing, financial services and the public sector to name but a few.

As the Payroll Team Leader, you will take responsibility for the operation and profitability of your team’s client portfolio and report directly to the Payroll Manager or Associate Director. You will offer an escalation point for technical and commercial issues encountered by your team and ensure the accurate and timely HR, Payroll and Pension Administration services for various clients in accordance with statutory regulations.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Ensuring accurate and timely payroll end-to-end production for various clients in accordance with statutory regulations within payroll deadlines and requirements
• Ensuring the team’s compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Taking positive accountability for your team’s output to clients
• Monitoring team’s KPIs and profitability
• Keeping your knowledge of statutory and legislative regulations, including workplace pensions, up to date
• Promoting client care and cascading this to the wider team
• Providing guidance and support to all team members and other teams/offices as required
• Reviewing and approval of all new AE Pension set-ups
• Reviewing team performance and setting clear objectives

What we are looking for:

The ideal applicant will have strong practical understanding of payroll calculations, deadlines, and UK legislation and requirements, including workplace pensions, coupled with strong numerical abilities and proven experience in MS Office, in particular Excel. People supervision or management experience is desirable, complimented by knowledge of month-end and year-end returns and balancing.

• Resilience and strong attention to detail with the ability to review and improve service and processes
• Excellent and positive interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal with individuals at all levels
• Good organisation and prioritisation skills, ensuring stringent deadlines are met
• Flexibility, adaptability, and problem-solving abilities

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 26 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.