Payroll Manager -Contract in Grantham, Lincolnshire

Our client is a well-respected professional services firm who are long established and respected in the local area. They have a great role which is ideal for a Senior Payroll person seeking their next move!

Responsibilities include:

• Management of your office's client payroll function, working flexibly to meet deadlines.
• Management of all hub team members, including day-to-day line management, ongoing support and oversight, attainment of KPIs, appraisals, etc.
• Planning and organising client payroll processing according to client wages and salaries payment deadlines, allocating payroll client portfolios to team members appropriately.
• Taking a lead role in training and developing team members, including on-the-job training.
• Ensuring compliance with risk management procedures, ethical and data protection standards.
• Responsible for new payroll client engagement processes.
• Developing and maintaining excellent client relations, and providing technical payroll support for both payroll and non-payroll clients.
• Providing payroll support to colleagues in other departments.
• Ensuring availability of a payroll contact for clients during office hours.
• Responsible for payroll services billing and WIP and increasing fees.
• Supporting the marketing of the payroll department to grow the payroll portfolio.
• Liaising with government bodies on behalf of client payroll queries.
• Authorisation of client Direct Bacs payroll payments.
• Responsible for clients CIS Tax Deducted returns to HMRC.
• Networking and business development for payroll services.

Skills and Qualities Required:

• Minimum of five years post-qualified practical experience of payroll management in a bureau environment.
• CIPP Foundation degree qualified (or working towards) with continued membership attained through meeting CPD requirements - preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll calculations and processing, including manual calculations.
• Good planning and organising skills.
• Proficient in relevant payroll software and Microsoft Office applications.
• Understanding and supporting the strategy of the firm with a flexible approach to manage change.
• Ability to effectively network in order to promote the firm and gain referrals and new clients.

To apply for this role, it is essential you have extensive payroll experience gained in a bureau/professional firm. Our client offers great working conditions and has an established payroll team.