Payroll Manager

One of the North’s leading firms of chartered accountants and business advisors employing c.1,000 staff across several offices, is looking to recruit a Payroll Manager/Supervisor to its Newcastle office to deliver high quality and timely payroll services to a portfolio of clients ranging in size and complexity.

You will be part of a team managing a portfolio of new and existing clients, with responsibility for the delivery and implementation of payroll services to a high standard, with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

Your key responsibilities as Payroll Manager/Supervisor will include:
 

• End-to-end payroll process delivery for a portfolio of clients, ensuring that the payrolls are processed and submitted each pay period in a timely and accurate manner
• Advising on any technical payroll matters arising, such as termination payments, payrolling of benefits and statutory payments
• Dealing with client and team queries in relation to payroll operations, including handling escalations
• Managing team workloads and allocations, providing counselling including annual and in-year reviews
• Preparing client fee and budget details
• Approving BACS files for the payment of employees
• Auto-Enrolment compliance
• Set up and attending client meetings when required
• Developing additional services for payroll clients
• Ensuring the smooth transition/implementation of new payroll clients - effective procedures for the setup of internal and external systems, tools and processes
• HMRC audit assistance and ensuring compliance with internal quality and risk requirements
   

As Payroll Manager/Supervisor, you will need:
 

• Strong, end-to-end experience as Payroll Manager, Payroll Delivery Manager, Payroll Supervisor, Payroll Controller, Senior Payroll Officer or similar – ideally gained in a UK bureau environment or handling larger/more complex payrolls
• Payroll qualifications e.g. Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) advantageous
• Expertise in understanding payroll compliance, rules and legislations in a multi-country environment, in addition to AE, RTI, Apprenticeship Levy, Statutory payments/deductions, Pension contributions and so on
• Understanding of related processes that impact Payroll
• Strong workload, project, time and stakeholder management skills
• Good IT skills including experience of working with Excel documents
• An assertive, proactive, flexible, service-driven, innovative and cooperative approach to delivery with desire to take on responsibility
• Excellent communication skills
   

Rewards and benefits:
 

• Salary £40,000 - £60,000 + excellent benefits package
• Full time
• Permanent role
• Excellent training, support and career development opportunities
• Attractive city centre office and flexible working

Please note:
- To secure maximum pay/rewards, you must possess all outlined experience, skills, knowledge and relevant qualifications.
- High levels of interest mean we will only contact you if your application is shortlisted and this will happen within five working days.
- Candidates must have the right to work in the UK permanently and without any restrictions – there is no visa sponsorship on offer for this role.