Payroll Senior

Looking to join a growing payroll team where you can build lasting client relationships and develop your career?

Our client, a highly regarded accountancy and business advisory firm, is looking for an experienced Payroll Senior to join their busy payroll team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional looking to take ownership of a varied client portfolio while mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to continuous process improvements.

As a Payroll Senior, you will:

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process for a portfolio of clients, ensuring accuracy and compliance throughout.

• Administer auto-enrolment pension schemes and ensure all statutory payroll obligations are met.

• Complete all payroll processing tasks through to final submission and reporting.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, providing excellent service and managing expectations.

• Liaise with HMRC, pension providers and other third parties to resolve payroll queries.

• Act as a first point of contact for payroll legislation, system and client queries within the team.

As a Payroll Senior, you will need:

• At least two years' payroll experience, ideally within an accountancy practice or payroll bureau environment.

• Experience using IRIS STAR payroll software

• Strong end-to-end payroll processing experience, including pensions, statutory payments and benefits.

• The ability to manually calculate payroll where required.

• A CIPP qualification (or working towards one) would be beneficial but is not essential.

As a Payroll Senior, you will receive:

• Flexible working arrangements, with both part-time (3+ days) and full-time opportunities available.

• Ongoing training and professional development.

• Genuine opportunities for career progression within a growing business.

If you're an experienced payroll professional looking for a role where you can take ownership of your work, develop your technical expertise and support others, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Rutherford Briant is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us. We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.