Are you a skilled payroll professional with experience in a bureau environment? Are you ready to take the next step into a supervisory role or build on your existing leadership experience in a dynamic, fast-paced setting? We are pleased to be working with a leading Kent based Chartered Accountancy who are currently recruiting for a Payroll Supervisor within their department.
As Payroll Supervisor, you will oversee a portfolio of diverse client payrolls, ensuring accurate, timely and fully compliant payroll delivery. Working alongside a team of payroll administrators and executives, you'll be instrumental in maintaining operational excellence and supporting team development.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage the end-to-end payroll processing for a portfolio of clients, ensuring timely and accurate execution of weekly, fortnightly, and monthly payrolls.
Supervise a team of payroll administrators - delegating workloads, providing technical guidance, and mentoring junior members.
Perform quality control checks and review payroll outputs before client submission.
Stay up to date with UK payroll legislation including PAYE, NIC, statutory payments, pensions (auto-enrolment), holiday pay, and year-end processing (P60s, P11Ds).
Liaise directly with clients to manage payroll queries, resolve discrepancies, and provide guidance on payroll best practices.
Manage HMRC submissions including RTI (FPS, EPS) and ensure compliance with GDPR and internal policies.
Handle complex payroll issues such as parental leave, salary sacrifice, termination payments, and director's NIC.
Collaborate with the senior leadership team on process improvements, systems optimisation, and staff development initiatives.
Experience required:
Extensive experience of hands on clients payroll processing within a bureau setting
Strong technical knowledge of UK payroll legislation and best practices.
Proven experience handling a varied and complex client portfolio.
Previous experience in a supervisory or senior payroll position, with people management or mentoring responsibilities.
Proficiency with Sage 50 payroll
CIPP qualification (or working towards) would be advantageous but not essential.
On offer is hybrid working, a collaborative & supportive working environment and long term career development.
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