Senior Payroll Assistant
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Job Summary
A long-standing accountancy firm with a strong regional presence is looking to add a Senior Payroll Assistant to its Leeds team. Theyre the kind of business where people tend to stay not because anyones chained to their desk but because the culture is genuinely supportive the teams work closely together and everyone knows who to turn to when they need a hand.
The culture includes regular catch-ups rather than faceless emails managers who actually make time for you and colleagues who will happily jump on a call to talk through something rather than leaving you to figure it out. Its a friendly payroll environment where work gets done properly not frantically.
In this role youll look after your own portfolio of clients from start to finish work across a mix of sectors and payroll schedules and become a trusted point of contact for both clients and employees. Youll also help support and guide the administrators coming up behind you sharing tips best practices and the weve all been there moments that make a difference.
Why consider this role
- Youll manage your own portfolio meaning you get to build genuine relationships with clients rather than feeling like a number.
- Hybrid working a day at home to get through the quieter tasks and office days for more team-focused work
- Plenty of variety: one minute youre setting up a new payroll the next youre helping a client understand pension contributions or troubleshooting something on a monthly run.
- A down-to-earth culture where people actually talk to each other shared lunches and team chats.
- Access to ongoing training CPD and internal growth opportunities with experienced payroll professionals on hand to support you.
- The firm continually invests in its tech and systems so youre not battling with outdated software or broken processes.
- Excellent benefits package including retailer discounts ability to buy and sell holidays enhanced sick pay subsidised gym membership and cashback towards healthcare costs.
- Chances to get involved in cross-team projects events and wider business initiatives.
What youll be doing:
- Running end-to-end payroll for your own portfolio weekly monthly or a mix depending on the client.
- Setting up new payrolls and workplace pensions guiding clients through whats needed in a clear friendly way.
- Handling BACs payments checking data accuracy and making sure deadlines are comfortably met.
- Supporting clients and employees with queries anything from tax code questions to holiday pay clarifications.
- Carrying out more technical tasks such as PAYE scheme closures pension scheme setups and payroll analysis.
- Coaching Payroll Administrators sharing your experience and helping them build confidence.
- Keeping records up to date producing reports and assisting the wider team to maintain smooth processes.
- Spotting small improvements maybe a clearer template a smarter workflow or a better way to share information.
What were looking for:
- Experience processing payrolls within an accountancy practice or bureau setting and is confident handling end-to-end cycles.
- A calm organised approach with strong attention to detail someone who likes getting things right the first time.
- Great communication skills and the ability to explain things in a simple friendly way.
- A team player whos happy to support others and work together
- Experience using payroll software/systems ideally Brightpay
- Someone who enjoys learning new things and contributing to a positive team culture.
For more information get in touch with us for a confidential chat.
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Data Entry
- Paychex
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- 10 Key Calculator
- Paylocity
- Microsoft Excel
- Payroll
- ADP
- Administrative Experience
- Human Resources
- Bookkeeping
