Join Duncan & Toplis
Duncan & Toplis is one of the UK’s largest independent accountants and business advisers. Celebrating our 100-year anniversary in 2025, we are on course for the biggest period of growth in our history. Our vision to be the team that clients always choose to work with and where talented people belong remains at the forefront and guides everything that we do.
Our Operations team is seeking a Payroll Adviser to play a pivotal role in our continued success.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Receiving payroll information from clients and processing the payroll on Sage, Xero and
* potentially other payroll software. This could be on a weekly, monthly, fortnightly or annual
* basis.
* Checking figures calculated by the software to ensure that the correct PAYE/NI and
* pensions have been deducted.
* Complying with RTI requirements.
* Complying with auto enrolment and cyclical re-enrolment requirements.
* Making pension submissions to pension providers.
* Sending payroll information to clients including wages journals and other customised reports.
* Making payments of PAYE and Pension contributions where authorised by the clients or
* advising clients of the liabilities to be paid.
* Registering PAYE and Pension Schemes.
* Dealing with client query e-mails and telephone calls. This includes being able to deal with
* all clients with tact and professionalism.
* This role will involve developing relationships with clients and could include working onsite at clients’ premises from time to time.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
* Experience of Sage payroll is essential.
* Experience of Xero payroll is desirable.
* A solid technical knowledge of payroll including payslip calculations, PAYE & NI thresholds,
* auto-enrolment & pensions.
* A minimum of two years’ practice experience.
* Excellent verbal & written communication skills
* Working knowledge of Microsoft windows, word & excel.
* A high level of attention to detail.
* Skilled at dealing with people (both clients and colleagues).
* Organised and deadline driven.
* Excellent at multi-tasking.
* Payroll Bureau experience is preferred
Why Join Duncan & Toplis?
From flexible working arrangements and time-matched volunteer hours to online fitness classes and mental health support, at Duncan & Toplis we're committed to helping our people maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
We help our team to develop their talents and encourage ambitious individuals to progress their careers and expand their professional and personal capability with fully supported training and CPD.
Our purpose ‘to positively impact our people, communities, and the world around us’ sits at our core, and our inherent values of trust, partnership, and inclusivity emphasise this.
Sounds like the right fit for you? Let’s talk!
Duncan & Toplis is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced individual with broad and in-depth technical knowledge of statutory accounting and compliance to play a key role in supporting our client work
and internal teams.
This role is ideal for someone with a passion for technical accuracy, continuous improvement, and collaborative problem-solving. You’ll be a trusted point of reference for technical matters across the firm and will play a central role in supporting high-quality service delivery to our clients.