Payroll Manager

At CT we are driven by our purpose: The Joy of Helping Others Succeed, and our values and behaviours which shape who we are and how we work together. These principles guide the way we interact with clients, collaborate as teams, and contribute to the success of our business.

The number crunching days are gone, keeping pace with innovation and being part of that culture is the future. We love transforming numbers into something useful for people. But great things can’t happen with technology alone. That’s the reason we’re keen to engage with each other.

Like many organisations, we have adapted our working practices – we have a fully dynamic working model, giving our people flexibility. We trust you to work where you work best. This could be at home, in the office or a combination of the two. All we ask is that you attend client meetings in person as necessary and have occasional face-to-face catchups with your team.

CT brings together more than 180 specialists providing a wide range of high-quality professional services. At CT, the success of our business is founded on being able to recruit the best people, who share our purpose and values and are driven to make a positive impact.

As a Payroll Manager, you will have a sole responsibility for your own portfolio of clients, providing them with a high quality and reliable personal service, and processing the payroll from start to finish. You will be responsible for completion of payroll review work and become involved in technical tasks. In addition to the traditional payroll responsibilities, you will get involved in business development projects and other initiatives assisting the Payroll Senior Manager.

What you will do:

• Supporting the Payroll Director ensuring that high standards of payroll compliance, operating procedures, quality, and client-service are maintained.
• Client management
• Assisting with business development projects.
• Onboarding of new clients.
• Developing and maintaining client contact and relationships.
• Preparation of weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls for a varied portfolio of clients covering all aspects of payroll from start to finish including Pension Auto-enrolment responsibilities.
• Completion of payroll reviews for senior associates as well as junior members of staff.
• BACS checks and submissions.
• Resolving complex client queries.
• Overall responsibility for client journals and health check reviews for external clients.
• Overall responsibility for reviews and delegation of due diligence and audit testing requirements.
• Overall responsibility for client service including client service calls, errors, cold file reviews and 3 month client reviews.
• Liaising and communication with Managers, Partners and other departments within the firm.
• People management
• Overall responsibility for team training and development.
• Year end compliance and training.
• Providing support and guidance to the team.
• Ensuring senior associates and junior members of the team complete their responsibilities.
• Employee CFCs and annual appraisal.
• Monitoring and approving holidays and overtime for the team.
• Recruitment and staff promotion assistance to the Director.
• Being the Bureau Managers Association contact and face for the firm.
• CT payroll backup.
• Keeping up to date with technical developments.
• Ad hoc assignments and work from the Director.

Your profile:

• Relevant client and people management experience in payroll.
• Alignment with our purpose and values.
• The ability to Demonstrate Expertise.
• Good organisational and time management skills and ability to prioritise to meet deadlines and needs of the business.
• Growth mindset and continuous desire to learn.

How to apply:

Please apply using the link below, where you will be asked to fill out a short form online. We will require applicants to submit their CV and a short covering letter detailing what makes you a suitable candidate for this role and including your salary expectations and your notice period where applicable.

At CT, we believe in the power of different perspectives and diverse talents. CT is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

CT is a very forward-thinking professional services business, so we provide things like tax, audit and accountancy services but also cutting-edge data solutions, high-quality business advice and SaaS. We work across the whole range of people who need our services, so you’ll be coming up with new ideas for different audiences frequently.

We have offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. We work fully dynamically, meaning that our team are trusted to work where suits the situation best. There’s no mandatory time in the office, but you will need to come in regularly for meetings and events.