Senior Payroll & Auto-Enrolment Specialist — Hybrid

Confidential; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Genuine work life balance

33 days holiday

Car lease scheme

Employee referral scheme

CSR time

Job summary

MHA is seeking a Senior Payroll Associate in Cardiff for a hybrid role. You will deliver accurate payroll and Auto Enrolment services to a portfolio of clients, ensuring timely processing and compliance.

Key responsibilities include managing payroll end-to-end, liaising with HMRC and pension providers, and mentoring junior team members. A strong knowledge of payroll legislation and excellent attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• 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).

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

Xero knowledge

Excel skills

Independent working

Tools

Paycircle

Xero

Job description

MHA is seeking a Senior Payroll Associate in Cardiff for a hybrid role. You will deliver accurate payroll and Auto Enrolment services to a portfolio of clients, ensuring timely processing and compliance.

Key responsibilities include managing payroll end-to-end, liaising with HMRC and pension providers, and mentoring junior team members. A strong knowledge of payroll legislation and excellent attention to detail are essential.