Payroll Team Leader

Posted 8 April by Connells Group HQ
Competitive salary
Caldecotte , Buckinghamshire
Permanent, full-time
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Posted by Connells Group HQ


Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Payroll Team Leader to join our busy and vibrant team in Milton Keynes.

Ideally, you will have at least 3 years payroll experience with a payroll technician certification or working towards, and demonstrate experience in working in a high volume environment.

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Manage team and workload to ensure all work is processed in a timely manner
  • Accurately check other administrators work to ensure 100% accuracy in all input.
  • Training and mentoring of team
  • Manage the upload of Leaver planner, bulk absence and exceptions
  • Month end reporting (Costing, Staff listing etc.)
  • Ensure all exception reports are checked pre payroll run
  • Ensure all variable data has been accurately input for the payroll run and balanced at final checking stage
  • Ensure that all pre Gross to net checks are performed to a high degree of accuracy and feedback is provided to Manager where repetitive issues are spotted.
  • (not checking as this should be done by specialist) Approve faster payment calculations from the administrators for payment outside of the normal payroll.
  • Ensuring awareness of internal and external audit items that are raised when auditors have been in, to ensure that you are aware of any process changes.
  • Complete pension reconciliations
  • Teams escalated queries


We are looking for someone who is:
  • Proactive, enthusiastic and strives for excellence
  • A team player
  • Self-motivated and driven
  • Highly numerate with attention to detail
  • Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines


Connells Group, one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK. Founded in 1936 and with a network or over 1,250 branches, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of services including new homes, mortgage services, surveying, conveyancing and more!

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

CF00363

Reference: 52438828

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