Senior Payroll Executive

Dains; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid/smart working

25 days annual leave

Health Insurance

Life Assurance

Cycle to work

Greener car scheme

Discount shopping platform

Buy/Sell annual leave

Job summary

Dains is seeking a Senior Payroll Executive to join the Payroll department in a hybrid Midlands-based role. You will deliver accurate, timely payroll services for a varied client portfolio, ensuring compliance with legislation and internal standards.

The position includes managing complex payrolls, mentoring junior colleagues, and driving best practice across the team. You’ll be part of a vibrant, professional department handling diverse payroll legislation and offering development

Qualifications

• Experience delivering payroll services across varied client portfolios.
• Ability to interpret tax and statutory requirements and apply them accurately.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process client payrolls to deadlines and statutory requirements.
• Perform manual calculations for gross-to-net payslips and complex tax codes.
• Independently manage a portfolio of complex payrolls and plan workload.
• Maintain strong client relationships throughout the payroll cycle.
• Stay up to date with AE legislation, statutory absence rules and HMRC requirements.
• Apply GDPR principles and maintain confidentiality.
• Share knowledge and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Mentor and coach colleagues, drive process improvements and model Dains values.

Skills

Organisational skills

Deadlines

Team player

Initiative

CIPP study

Microsoft Office

Paycircle

Education

CIPP qualification

Tools

Paycircle

Job description

Senior Payroll Executive

Department: Payroll

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Midlands

Description

This role can be based in any of our Stoke, Derby, Lichfield or Leicester offices. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely payroll services to a portfolio of clients, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and internal standards. The role involves building and maintaining strong client relationships, supporting team operations, and contributing to continuous process improvements. At Senior level, the position also includes managing complex payrolls, mentoring junior colleagues, and driving best practice across the team.

We pride ourselves on providing a high-quality service with a personal approach. We have a vibrant, dynamic and highly professional department who deal with all aspects of the increasingly complex payroll legislation on behalf of a wide variety of clients. We are continually looking to expand and develop the department.

You’ll be responsible for delivering an accurate, timely and comprehensive payroll service to our varied portfolio of clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately process payrolls of varying complexity in line with client deadlines and statutory requirements.
• Perform manual calculations for gross-to-net payslips, including complex tax codes, high tax bandings and retrospective adjustments.
• Independently manage a portfolio of complex payrolls, proactively plan workload and provide compliance guidance to clients.
• Maintain strong, professional relationships with clients throughout the payroll cycle.
• Keep up to date with auto-enrolment (AE) legislation, statutory absence rules and HMRC requirements.
• Apply GDPR principles and always maintain confidentiality.
• Share knowledge and provide guidance to junior team members.
• Mentor and coach team members, contribute to process improvements and act as a role model for Dains values.
• Manage workload effectively and seek support where needed.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining a high degree of diligence and accuracy.
• Strong team player
• Able to show initiative and open to new ideas
• Desire to study and qualify with CIPP
• Good knowledge of Microsoft packages as well as Outlook
• Experience of using Paycircle payroll software is desirable, but not essential

Job Benefits

At Dains, we are committed to your professional growth and development. We provide a comprehensive suite of training and development opportunities designed to enhance your skills and expand your career possibilities. Our leaders utilise a coaching style and provide on-the-job training.

You will have access to continuing professional development courses and will be sponsored to undertake a coaching training course if you are not already a trained coach. We support every team member in achieving their full potential. Our development programmes are tailored to nurture your unique talents and ambitions, ensuring you not only meet but exceed your professional goals.

We offer a highly competitive salary, and our generous benefits package includes, but is not limited to:

• Flexible and hybrid/smart working options
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Option to buy and sell annual leave
• Health Insurance
• Life Assurance
• A generous discounted shopping platform for all staff
• Greener car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme