Payroll Team Leader

Axon Moore; Leeds; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start and finish times

Job summary

Axon Moore in Leeds is seeking an experienced Payroll Team Leader to oversee the weekly and monthly payrolls for a growing payroll function. This hands-on leadership role involves managing a small team, ensuring accuracy, and meeting tight deadlines while maintaining HMRC compliance.

You will be responsible for payroll processing, reporting, and reconciliations, with opportunities to streamline processes and improve efficiencies in a busy finance environment.

Qualifications

• Strong payroll processing experience (weekly and monthly)
• Experience leading a small team
• Knowledge of payroll legislation and HMRC compliance
• Proficient in Excel for payroll data reporting
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to manage multiple payrolls and deadlines
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Proactive ownership of payroll functions

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for accurate and timely processing of weekly and monthly payrolls
• Process payrolls for a bureau, managing multiple payrolls and deadlines
• Ensure payroll processes comply with HMRC requirements and current legislation
• Own payroll reporting and reconciliations
• Manage and support a small payroll team
• Review payrolls for accuracy before completion
• Handle payroll queries and resolve issues
• Stay updated on payroll legislation changes and implement them correctly
• Use Excel to analyze payroll data and produce reports
• Manage workloads and priorities in a busy, growing function
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiencies

Skills

Payroll processing

Team leadership

HMRC compliance

Excel

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Payroll Team Leader Leeds 40,000 Office-based Flexible start & finish times

We are working with a growing business in Leeds that is looking to appoint an experienced Payroll Team Leader to join its busy and expanding payroll function.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will take responsibility for the processing of payroll, payroll compliance, legislation and reporting, whilst managing and supporting a small team.

The role would suit an experienced payroll professional who enjoys working in a busy environment, can manage competing priorities and is confident taking ownership of the payroll function.

The Role

• Taking responsibility for the accurate and timely processing of weekly and monthly payrolls
• Processing payrolls for a bureau, managing multiple payrolls and deadlines
• Ensuring payroll processes comply with HMRC requirements and current legislation
• Taking ownership of payroll reporting and reconciliations
• Managing and supporting a small payroll team
• Reviewing payrolls and ensuring accuracy before completion
• Dealing with payroll queries and resolving issues
• Keeping up to date with changes to payroll legislation and ensuring these are implemented correctly
• Using Excel to analyse payroll data and produce reports
• Managing workloads and priorities within a busy and growing function
• Identifying opportunities to improve payroll processes and efficiencies

About You

• Strong payroll processing experience, ideally including both weekly and monthly payrolls
• Previous experience of leading or managing a small team
• Good knowledge of payroll legislation and HMRC compliance
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with payroll data and reporting
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• The ability to manage multiple payrolls and competing deadlines
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• A proactive approach and the ability to take ownership

What's on Offer?

• 40,000 salary
• Leeds-based, office working
• Flexible start and finish times
• Opportunity to join a busy and growing payroll function

• Leadership responsibility within a small team
• A varied role covering payroll processing, compliance, legislation and reporting

If you're an experienced payroll professional looking for a Team Leader role within a growing payroll function, we'd be keen to hear from you.