Senior Payroll Associate — Hybrid, Growth & Benefits

MHA; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work life balance

Investors in People

Succession planning program

33 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Competitive salary

Employee referral scheme (£4000)

CSR time

Car lease scheme

Job summary

MHA is seeking a Senior Payroll Associate in Peterborough with strong payroll and Auto-Enrolment knowledge to manage client portfolios and deliver accurate payroll services. Hybrid working offered after settling in period, with a negotiable salary based on experience.

You will liaise with clients, HMRC and pension providers, ensuring deadlines are met and that Auto-Enrolment requirements are implemented correctly. A proactive, detail-focused attitude and ability to mentor junior staff are valued.

Qualifications

• Good technical and practical knowledge of Payroll and Auto-Enrolment legislation.
• Good communication skills to enable effective communication with 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).

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.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Auto-Enrolment

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Initiative

Problem solving

Paycircle

Xero

Excel

Word

Outlook

Payroll bureau experience

Tools

Paycircle

Xero

MS Excel

MS Word

Outlook

Job description

MHA is seeking a Senior Payroll Associate in Peterborough with strong payroll and Auto-Enrolment knowledge to manage client portfolios and deliver accurate payroll services. Hybrid working offered after settling in period, with a negotiable salary based on experience.

You will liaise with clients, HMRC and pension providers, ensuring deadlines are met and that Auto-Enrolment requirements are implemented correctly. A proactive, detail-focused attitude and ability to mentor junior staff are valued.