Group Head of Talent Acquisition at Affinia
Reporting to: Payroll Director
Hours: Full time Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm (37.5 hours per week)
Location: Sidcup office / Hybrid working.
Affinia is a UK Top 50 Accountancy firm and growing. Through successful acquisitions and organic growth, we have seen significant development within the last 18 months. We focus on building authentic connections, collaboration and growth both with our clients and colleagues. Affinia is a challenger accounting, tax and business advisory firm with over 300 years’ experience, bringing together financial experts from across London, East Anglia & Southeast England. We have more than 500 accountancy professionals across our 11 offices and advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across seven principal practice groups: Accountancy & Advisory, Tax and Planning, Audit Services, Corporate Finance, Digital Solutions, Payroll and Financial Planning.
We have invested continuously in technology and gained in-depth knowledge across a broad range of markets, growing through acquisitions and private investment. We offer an exceptional service to our clients, with access to our sector experts to develop the strategy that will help them reach their goals. We keep a finger on the industry pulse, so our clients receive the best short to medium and long-term advice.
We offer flexible and hybrid working – your line manager will work with you to agree the pattern that works best for you and Affinia. We provide access to training providers such as Croner-i, Tolley’s, Mercia, and LinkedIn Learning to meet the needs of our people from both a hard and soft skills perspective.
Purpose of the role:
The Payroll Manager is a senior operational and team leadership position which involves leading, mentoring and developing a team of payroll professionals, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of complex client payrolls. The Manager also plays a crucial role in maintaining strong relationships with key clients, acting as a primary escalation point, and driving continuous process improvements to enhance efficiency and contribute to the service line’s profitability.
Accountabilities:
* Process payrolls (end-to-end) for clients in an accurate and timely manner ensuring all deadlines are adhered to.
* Ensure all payroll actions are compliant and delivered in accordance with relevant legislation and contractual obligations.
* Regular communication with clients concerning gross pay rates, net pay, and HMRC liabilities as well as staff changes and ad hoc deductions/expenses.
* Reconciliations of HMRC liabilities.
* Provide advice to clients and employees to respond to payroll queries.
* Support clients with payroll reporting requirements.
* Set up assistance on new PAYE schemes and any handover payrolls.
* Perform manual calculations as required.
Key skills and attributes required:
* An advanced Payroll certification (e.g. CIPP Advanced Diploma).
* Ideally 5+ years’ experience in Practice Payroll, preferably including time in a management role already.
* Expert proficiency in Payroll software, advanced Excel, and mastery of all UK Payroll legislation.
* Proven ability to lead, coach, develop, organise, and manage a team, along with strong problem‑solving and decision‑making capabilities.
* Superior client relationship management, excellent communication, and commercial awareness.
* High attention to detail, proactive, resilient, adaptable, integrity, and a collaborative mindset.
Core Benefits:
* Full study support including tuition fees and paid study days.
* Professional membership support.
* Agile/Hybrid Working Policy.
* Dress for your Diary Policy.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Affinia is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Accounting/Auditing
Industries
Accounting and Professional Services
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