Senior Payroll & Tax Specialist

Xeinadin; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Leave purchase option

Christmas closure

Life Assurance 4x salary

Enhanced family leave

Enhanced sick pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Xeinadin in Wetherby is seeking a Senior Payroll & Personal Tax Advisor to join our team. The role is payroll-focused, managing complex payrolls for a portfolio of clients, with a secondary role supporting the personal tax team with tax returns.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to take ownership of sophisticated payroll processing while contributing to tax work as needed. The hybrid working model and comprehensive benefits support your work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Strong, demonstrable experience running complex payroll processes.
• Working knowledge of personal tax, sufficient to assist with tax return preparation.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, particularly under deadline pressure.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage a varied workload with a primary focus on payroll.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Run the end-to-end payroll process for a portfolio of clients, including complex payrolls.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and in compliance with current legislation and deadlines.
• Handle complex payroll queries and scenarios, acting as a point of escalation within the team.
• Assist the personal tax team with the preparation of personal tax returns as needed.
• Liaise with clients and HMRC on payroll and tax matters as required.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, delivering a professional and reliable service.
• Support less experienced team members with payroll processing and best practice.

Job description

Vacancy Name

Senior Payroll & Tax Specialist

Vacancy No

VN2423

Employment Type

Permanent

Duration

N/A

Location City

Wetherby

Location Country

United Kingdom

Company Description

Xeinadin was established in 2019 when a number of leading business advisory and accountancy practices across the UK and Ireland came together to re-imagine the future of accountancy. Our collective mission to provide locally forged, trusted business advice to SMEs through forward-thinking, close-knit relationships remains pivotal to our growth. It's our people who drive our business forward, and we offer them future-focused career opportunities whilst supporting individual specialisms. Our regional offices of over 3000 colleagues operate collaboratively, combining collective expertise to maximise potential.

Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Payroll & Personal Tax Advisor to join our team in Wetherby. This role is predominantly payroll-focused, running complex payroll processes for a range of clients, with a secondary responsibility for assisting the personal tax team with tax returns to support broader team capacity.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to take ownership of complex payroll processing, with personal tax forming a smaller but essential part of the role.

Key Responsibilities

• Run the end-to-end payroll process for a portfolio of clients, including complex payrolls.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and in compliance with current legislation and deadlines.
• Handle complex payroll queries and scenarios, acting as a point of escalation within the team.
• Assist the personal tax team with the preparation of personal tax returns as needed.
• Liaise with clients and HMRC on payroll and tax matters as required.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, delivering a professional and reliable service.
• Support less experienced team members with payroll processing and best practice.

Requirements

Key Requirements

• Strong, demonstrable experience running complex payroll processes
• Working knowledge of personal tax, sufficient to assist with tax return preparation

Additional Requirements

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, particularly under deadline pressure.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage a varied workload with a primary focus on payroll.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organisational skills.

Model

Hybrid

Salary

Competitive

Benefits

• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Additional annual leave days from certain levels of seniority
• Ability to buy up to 5 days of annual leave to reach a maximum of 30 days per annum
• Business closure over Christmas*
• Life Assurance x4 annual salary
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support, free and confidential
• Corporate Discounts Platform

Flexible Benefits platform with ability to opt-in to various insurances (level of seniority dependent & self-funded at corporate rates) such as:

• Critical Illness Cover
• Cash plan
• Cycle to work
• Eye care
• Dental
• subject to exceptions and business needs