Payroll Assistant Manager

We have partnered with this highly reputable Firm of Accountants based in Central London, who are looking to recruit an experienced Payroll Assistant Manager with a minimum of 7 years in Payroll, to work on a hybrid basis, to assist in managing and supervising a payroll team.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will oversee the Payroll team to provide a first class payroll service. You will be responsible for day to day support and supervision of the team along with managing a small portfolio of client payrolls.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with supervision of the payroll team, ensuring an accurate quality service is delivered to clients
• Review of team processing
• First point of contact for the team’s technical queries
• Run a small portfolio of clients, including managing new client set-ups
• Identify areas where improvements can be made and put forward suitable recommendations towards changing the payroll procedure and team’s operation
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and key client contacts
• Assists with monitoring, supervising, and training new and existing team members
• Weekly meetings with the Payroll Manager, raising any points for discussion or action, service issues and provide solutions to appease situations and clients
• Support the Payroll Manager on project work
• Keep up to date with new payroll legislation and compliance, and ensure changes are introduced to team and client payrolls
• Be a point of contact for the payroll team across the firm in dealing with questions and queries both from clients and internally within the fir

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• You must have a minimum of 7 years experience
• Experience of Managing multiple payrolls
• Some knowledge of Paycircle software
• Must have good applied knowledge of payroll legislations and compliances
• Proficient at intermediate level or above in Excel
• Highly organised
• Experience in leading a team and dealing with related issues
• Actively seeks to enhance expertise and knowledge through self-development
• Excellent communication skills across all channels with both clients and across all levels within the firm

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2 years proven experience at Assistant Payroll Manager level, preferably within practice
• Working knowledge of auto-enrolment legislations (essential)
• Ability to calculate PAYE and NIC manually (essential)
• Experience using Paycircle is desirable but not essential
• Previous experience with end of year updates submission via HMRC PAYE tools (desirable)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably a finance, accounting and/or business related degree (desirable)
• Working towards CIPP qualification or relevant experience (desirable)
• Excellent Excel skills

BENEFITS

• Fantastic private medical insurance
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 3 additional days over the December holidays
• 3% Pension contribution
• Cashback scheme for medical expenses
• Group Life Insurance
• Mental and Physical Health Support
• Regular social events and activities - including pizza, breakfast and/or drinks on the rooftop terrace, office, or local venues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Workplace nursery scheme
• Excellent office space in Fitzrovia

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• 9.30am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday
• This role will be office based 3 days per week, with 2 days working from home.