Payroll Manager

We are currently supporting the recruitment of a Payroll Manager for our client based in Kettering. Our client works with SME organisation to deliver both HR and payroll services across the UK. You will be working in a small team and reporting to the Operations Director and managing a team of three. * Circa £40,000 dependent upon experience * Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.30pm (30 mins lunch) – 40 hour working week * This will be a hybrid role and will be 2/3 days in the office * 25 days holiday plus Bank holidays * Health Cash Plan * Life Assurance scheme (4 x salary) * Employee Assistance Programme * Gym membership subsidy Duties: * Support to and management of payroll team members * Review and improve payroll processes to ensure maximum efficiency * Completion of end-to-end processing of clients’ payrolls for a portfolio of clients, including processing salary, PAYE, BACS and pensions payments * To ensure sufficient cover in absence of team members * Oversee the maintenance of payroll records for clients * To support the payroll team in liaising with key contacts on all payroll related queries * Oversee all payroll administration including filing, setting up new starters, HMRC tax codes * Responsibility for calculating termination payments for leavers and statutory sickness, maternity, paternity, shared paternal leave and adoption payments etc * Processing of P11Ds * Processing increases and calculation of back pay * Processing of month end RTI submissions * Process Tax Year End submissions for all clients * To regularly review the payroll processes in line with legislation and make recommendations for improvement Skills and experience required: * CIPP qualified / or part-qualified * Previous experience of end-to-end payroll for multiple clients’ payrolls (Practice or Bureau) * Experience of payroll software – Sage Payroll being advantageous and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUPS) * Experience of managing a small payroll team * A strong team ethic with good communication skills * Good attention to detail and the ability to organise and prioritise tasks to demanding deadlines * Pro-active approach to identifying problems and formulating solutions