Senior Payroll Leader — Hybrid, Complex Payrolls & Mentoring

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

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