Senior Payroll Lead | Hybrid, CIPP Support, Own Payroll

Adaptable Recruitment; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Salary £32,000-£35,000

CIPP Level 5 study support

Own payroll function with HR Ops team

Values-led organisation

Job summary

Adaptable Recruitment are working with a well known charity in Chorley to recruit an experienced Senior Payroll Advisor on a permanent basis. The role offers a salary of £32,000-£35,000 with hybrid working from the Chorley office.

You will own the payroll function with support from an HR Operations team, and there is backing for CIPP Level 5 study. The charity emphasises a supportive, values-led culture and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Significant payroll experience; you know the job and want to put that experience to work.
• CIPP qualified, or working towards Level 5, or open to studying towards it with our support.
• Confident processing accurate data and managing validations independently.
• Strong relationship-building skills, comfortable managing an outsourced provider relationship and working closely with internal colleagues.
• Sound working knowledge of UK payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Strong Excel and payroll systems skills.
• Naturally focused on improving processes, efficiency and service, not just maintaining them.

Responsibilities

• Own the coordination of weekly and monthly payroll submissions across multiple locations.
• Act as the primary liaison between the organisation and our outsourced payroll provider.
• Ensure payroll data is accurate, complete and submitted within agreed deadlines.
• Review payroll information and resolve discrepancies or queries promptly.
• Process payroll adjustments, advances and off-cycle payments.
• Manage employee payroll queries with clear, timely responses.
• Complete year-end activities and support statutory submissions to HMRC and pension providers.
• Produce payroll reports and management information as required.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with managers, colleagues in HR Operations, and payroll provider.
• Identify and lead improvements to payroll processes, systems and service.

Skills

Significant payroll experience

Excel

Payroll systems

Relationship management

Education

CIPP Level 5

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Adaptable Recruitment are working with a well known charity in Chorley to recruit an experienced Senior Payroll Advisor on a permanent basis. The role offers a salary of £32,000-£35,000 with hybrid working from the Chorley office.

You will own the payroll function with support from an HR Operations team, and there is backing for CIPP Level 5 study. The charity emphasises a supportive, values-led culture and professional growth.