Senior Payroll Specialist — Hybrid (Peterborough)

MHA; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Genuine work life balance.

Accredited Investor in People.

Succession planning and supportive mgm

33 days holiday including bank hols

Employee referral scheme

Job summary

MHA is seeking a Senior Payroll Associate in Peterborough to provide accurate payroll and Auto Enrolment services for a diverse client portfolio. Hybrid working is offered after settling in period.

The role focuses on delivering compliant payroll processing, pension services, and efficient data collection while maintaining high standards of accuracy and client communication. Experience in a busy payroll environment is 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

Attention to detail

Time management

Initiative

IT skills

Excel

Xero

Paycircle

Tools

Paycircle

Xero

Job description

MHA is seeking a Senior Payroll Associate in Peterborough to provide accurate payroll and Auto Enrolment services for a diverse client portfolio. Hybrid working is offered after settling in period.

The role focuses on delivering compliant payroll processing, pension services, and efficient data collection while maintaining high standards of accuracy and client communication. Experience in a busy payroll environment is essential.