Payroll Manager

Take real ownership in a small, family-run payroll bureau. You'll manage a varied portfolio of clients, reporting directly to the directors, and deliver accurate, timely monthly payrolls in a high-volume environment.

Job Description

Reporting directly to the directors, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of monthly client payrolls.

Responsibilities and requirements

The role You'll handle end-to-end payroll processing for multiple clients with different frequencies and requirements. Key responsibilities include:

• Processing monthly and varying-frequency payrolls (high volume across a shared team portfolio of 400 clients)
• Managing starters, leavers, statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP) and coding notices
• Running auto-enrolment, pension submissions and contributions across multiple providers
• Completing RTI submissions (FPS, EPS, EXB) and year-end procedures including P11D/P11D(b)
• Creating data templates, payroll schedules, reports and payment files
• Handling client queries, service reviews and onboarding new clients
• Reconciling funds, managing HMRC portal credits/debts and making corrections where needed
• Helping improve systems and procedures as legislation changes

Desirable skills and attributes:

• Bureau experience
• Proven ability to process high-volume, multi-client payrolls and hit the ground running
• Strong knowledge of pensions, auto-enrolment, statutory payments and year-end
• Excellent Excel skills and a keen eye for detail
• Confidence answering complex client queries and taking initiative
• Experience with IRIS desirable; BrightPay Cloud or similar bureau software highly valued
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a small, collaborative team

Benefits:

• Standard pension
• Salary sacrifice - pension,cycle to work, childcare, tech, gym
• 20 hols plus bank increase with loyalty
• Parking - 1st come 1st served

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.