Payroll Team Leader

My client is a large accountancy practice based in the Falkirk area. Based in a strong team you will be a Payroll Team Leader managing direct reports and assisting the payroll management team. Our client is looking for an experienced payroll professional with supervisory experience to join them on a permanent basis.

Job Description

Reporting directly to the Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of weekly and monthly payroll for your own portfolio of clients.

The role is hybrid working (2 days in the office) with great flexitime.

The holidays are circa 30 days including bank holidays (to be confirmed)

Responsibilities

• Managing a team
• Process improvement and minimising errors
• Checking the payroll of the team and ensuring deadlines are hit
• Communicating with external clients and internal stakeholders
• Training any new starters and payroll team
• Ability to assist on hands on payroll and picking up some clients
• Using an internal payroll system to process payroll and Microsoft excel
• Helping and supporting the team/ technical guidance
• Dealing with escalated queries

Requirements

• Able to demonstrate leadership
• Examples of management experience
• Interest in development of teams
• Previous experience processing complex payrolls high volume
• Need to be up to date on legislation
• Strong team player

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good systems skills including MS Excel
• Bureau/client payroll experience ideally

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