Senior Payroll Manager – Hybrid | Client Portfolio & Growth

Autograph Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual leave 33 days

Car lease scheme

Volunteer time off

Employee referral scheme

Work-life balance

Job summary

Autograph Recruitment Ltd in Cardiff is partnering with a local accountancy practice to recruit a Payroll Officer/Manager. The role is permanent, full-time and hybrid, offering ownership of a client portfolio and the chance to drive a high-quality payroll service.

You will manage end-to-end payroll and auto-enrolment, liaise with HMRC and pension providers, and mentor junior staff while ensuring accurate payroll delivery on time.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within a busy payroll bureau or accountancy practice environment.
• Good technical knowledge of payroll and auto-enrolment legislation.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Confident communication skills and the ability to build effective client relationships.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and the ability to work independently.
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel.
• Experience with Paycircle or Xero would be advantageous, but isn't essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing your own portfolio of clients, delivering end-to-end payroll and auto-enrolment pension services.
• Processing payroll accurately and ensuring all statutory and compliance deadlines are met.
• Liaising directly with clients, HMRC and pension providers to resolve queries.
• Managing payroll submissions and BACS payments.
• Ensuring client information is collected efficiently and payrolls are delivered to agreed timescales.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the payroll team.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Auto-enrolment knowledge

Client relationships

Excel

Attention to detail

Independent working

Communication

Tools

Paycircle

Xero

Job description

Autograph Recruitment Ltd in Cardiff is partnering with a local accountancy practice to recruit a Payroll Officer/Manager. The role is permanent, full-time and hybrid, offering ownership of a client portfolio and the chance to drive a high-quality payroll service.

You will manage end-to-end payroll and auto-enrolment, liaise with HMRC and pension providers, and mentor junior staff while ensuring accurate payroll delivery on time.