Paying up to £49,500, this Cheshire based not for profit Education provider are looking for a Payroll Manager. The individual will play a crucial role in ensuring the organisation has a full payroll service alongside an ability to support onboarding clients and to be involved with projects that come up with the incoming growth. The Opportunity Manage the outsourced contract for payroll and pensions and processing the central payroll. The onboarding of new clients to the payroll, ensuring HR and finance are in sync Provide training and support to new clients onboarded for the self-service payroll platform Liaising with clients and Local Authority/Outsourced payroll providers to set up payroll. Posting and reconciling payroll journals to ledgers on including any recharges, and preparing and posting accruals for pay Assisting with providing information for both external and internal audit review. First point of contact with external pension providers on queries and audits. The Person A flexible approach and willingness to learn Strong attention to detail AAT/CIMA/ACA/CIPFA or other recognised finance/payroll Experience of payroll and pensions processes Payroll Onboarding Experience The role is office based 5 days per week with some travel to sites £49,500 pension 35 Hours per week 26 days Holiday plus Christmas