Payroll Senior Executive

Payroll Senior Executive focuses on involves maintaining strong client relationships, supporting team operations, and contributing to process improvements.

What the role involves

• Involves maintaining strong client relationships, supporting team operations, and contributing to process improvements.
• Accurately process payrolls of varying complexity in line with client deadlines and statutory requirements.
• Perform manual calculations for gross-to-net payslips, including complex tax codes, high tax bandings, and retrospective adjustments.
• Independently manage a portfolio of complex payrolls, proactively plan workload.
• Provide compliance guidance to clients.
• Maintaining strong, professional relationships with clients throughout the payroll cycle.

Skills and requirements

• Level 3 Payroll Qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience with payroll software and integrations.

Confirmed role details

• 25 days annual leave (increases with length of service) plus normal statutory bank holidays.

Candidate fit

• Accuracy, confidentiality, deadline discipline, and careful handling of employee information.

Additional role context

• Also be involved with managing complex payrolls, mentoring colleagues, and driving best practice across the team.
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables) desirable.
• Ability to work to deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.