Senior Payroll Associate

MHA; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial advisory firm in Preston is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage client payroll and Auto Enrolment services. You will ensure timely delivery of payroll, liaise with HMRC and clients, and support junior team members. The role offers a competitive salary, a genuine work-life balance, and opportunities for professional growth, including 33 days of holiday and employee referral rewards.

Benefits

Genuine work-life balance

Accredited Investor in People

33 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee referral scheme

Paid CSR time

Car lease scheme

Qualifications

• Good technical and practical knowledge of Payroll and Auto-Enrolment legislation.
• Experience working within a busy payroll environment.
• Good IT skills, especially in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients providing payroll and Auto-Enrolment services.
• Ensure timely delivery of payroll service and compliance.
• Liaise with clients and HMRC on payroll-related queries.

Skills

Technical knowledge of Payroll and Auto-Enrolment legislation

Good communication skills

Experience in a busy payroll environment

Attention to detail

IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel)

Tools

Paycircle or Xero software

Job description

Job description

Hybrid working offered after settling in period; 3 days office (Monday, Tuesday and Friday), 2 days home (Wednesday and Thursday). WFH is an option on Friday afternoons also, from 2pm.

£ is Negotiable (depending on experience)

Who we are

Here at MHA, we take the time to create great relationships with our clients to become not just their trusted advisers, but valued partners that face the future together.

As a Top 14 firm of chartered accountants, tax and business advisers, we work in partnership with clients ranging from entrepreneurs and individuals to multi-national corporations. We work together to navigate an ever-changing business world and proactively identify the opportunities that tomorrow presents.

Leveraging our national network of offices, we offer a comprehensive range of financial and business strategy services to clients across the UK, enabling them to achieve profitable growth and build sustainable long-term success.

As a member of Baker Tilly International, we have a global reach that allows us to offer our insight and expertise wherever our clients need us to be. We believe this makes us a national and international partner of choice for entrepreneurs and multi-national enterprises across the world.

Our agile and responsive approach means we are always on hand to have the right conversations about with clients at the right time, allowing us to identify their goals and business needs both now, and in the future.

Purpose of the Role

To provide an accurate and high-quality payroll and Auto Enrolment service to clients on a timely basis.

Qualifications and Skills

• Good technical and practical knowledge of Payroll and Auto-Enrolment legislation.
• Good communication skills to enable effective communication with both clients and HMRC.
• Experience of working within a busy payroll environment or bureau.
• Ability to work on own initiative, whilst maintaining departmental procedures.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Methodical and calm, with a focus on solution and problem-solving.
• To maintain the highest standards of personal organisation and time management.
• Have a “can do” attitude and be willing to learn.
• A knowledge of Paycircle or Xero software would be ideal, but not essential.
• Good IT skills (Word, Outlook and, especially, Excel).

Main Responsibilities

• To manage a portfolio of clients, providing payroll and Auto Enrolment pension services from beginning to end.
• Ensuring delivery of a timely and efficient payroll service within the agreed timescales and that compliance deadlines are met.
• To ensure that payroll information is collected in the most efficient manner, timetabling work wherever possible to suit the needs of the client.
• Liaising with clients, HMRC and pension providers on payroll/Auto Enrolment related queries.
• Ability to process payrolls in accordance with departmental procedures and legislation.
• Manage the submission of client payroll data to BACS.
• Understand and deliver compliant Auto Enrolment pension provision to clients and pension providers.
• To support and mentor junior members of the payroll team.

What we can offer you

• Genuineworklife balance.
• Accredited Investor in People.
• New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential.
• 33 days holidayincluding bankholidays, plus the opportunity to buy up to 5 days.
• Competitive salary.
• Employee referral scheme, paying up to £4000 for a successful referral.
• Paid CSR time.
• Car lease scheme.
• And more!