We are currently supporting the recruitment of a Payroll Manager for our client based in Kettering. Our client works with SME organisation to deliver both HR and payroll services across the UK. You will be working in a small team and reporting to the Operations Director and managing a team of three. Circa £40,000 dependent upon experience Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.30pm (30 mins lunch) – 40 hour working week This will be a hybrid role and will be 2/3 days in the office 25 days holiday plus Bank holidays Health Cash Plan Life Assurance scheme (4 x salary) Employee Assistance Programme Gym membership subsidy Duties: Support to and management of payroll team members Review and improve payroll processes to ensure maximum efficiency Completion of end-to-end processing of clients’ payrolls for a portfolio of clients, including processing salary, PAYE, BACS and pensions payments To ensure sufficient cover in absence of team members Oversee the maintenance of payroll records for clients To support the payroll team in liaising with key contacts on all payroll related queries Oversee all payroll administration including filing, setting up new starters, HMRC tax codes Responsibility for calculating termination payments for leavers and statutory sickness, maternity, paternity, shared paternal leave and adoption payments etc Processing of P11Ds Processing increases and calculation of back pay Processing of month end RTI submissions Process Tax Year End submissions for all clients To regularly review the payroll processes in line with legislation and make recommendations for improvement Skills and experience required: CIPP qualified / or part-qualified Previous experience of end-to-end payroll for multiple clients’ payrolls (Practice or Bureau) Experience of payroll software – Sage Payroll being advantageous and Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUPS) Experience of managing a small payroll team A strong team ethic with good communication skills Good attention to detail and the ability to organise and prioritise tasks to demanding deadlines Pro-active approach to identifying problems and formulating solutions