Payroll Assistant Manager

SRLV are a medium-sized firm of Chartered Accountants and Business advisors based in Fitzrovia, a vibrant and exciting spot in Central London.

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We work across a variety of exciting industries including Music, Entertainment, Media and Sport providing services to high profile individuals, owner managed businesses, listed companies and international entities.

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Our founding partners continue to drive our success through a passion for and commitment to building strong relationships and working in partnership with our clients.

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We focus on people as individuals, allowing and supporting you to grow and develop within our firm. We value our differences and know that diversity across our team is what enables us to deliver the best service for our clients. We are committed to ensuring that everyone at SRLV feels they can bring their full selves to work and can thrive in an inclusive and safe space.

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The Role

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Assistant Manager. Reporting to the Payroll Manager, you will oversee the Payroll team to provide a first class payroll service. You will be responsible for day to day support and supervision of the team along with managing a small portfolio of client payrolls.

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Key Responsibilities

• Assist with supervision of the payroll team, ensuring an accurate quality service is delivered to clients
• Review of team processing
• First point of contact for the team’s technical queries
• Run a small portfolio of clients, including managing new client set-ups
• Identify areas where improvements can be made and put forward suitable recommendations towards changing the payroll procedure and team’s operation
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal and key client contacts
• Assists with monitoring, supervising, and training new and existing team members
• Weekly meetings with the Payroll Manager, raising any points for discussion or action, service issues and provide solutions to appease situations and clients
• Support the Payroll Manager on project work
• Keep up to date with new payroll legislation and compliance, and ensure changes are introduced to team and client payrolls
• Be a point of contact for the payroll team across the firm in dealing with questions and queries both from clients and internally within the firm

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Qualifications and Experience

• Experience of Managing multiple payrolls
• Some knowledge of Paycircle software (desirable)
• Must have good applied knowledge of payroll legislations and compliances
• Proficient at intermediate level or above in Excel
• Highly organised
• Experience in leading a team and dealing with related issues
• Actively seeks to enhance expertise and knowledge through self-development
• Excellent communication skills across all channels with both clients and across all levels within the firm

Your Experience

• Minimum of 2 years proven experience at a similar level, preferably within practice
• Substantial relevant payroll experience - ideally 7 years
• Working knowledge of auto-enrolment legislations (essential)
• Ability to calculate PAYE and NIC manually (essential)
• Experience using Paycircle (desirable)
• Previous experience with end of year updates submission via HMRC PAYE tools (desirable)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably a finance, accounting and/or business related degree (desirable)
• Working towards CIPP qualification or qualified (desirable)
• Excellent Excel skills

Benefits

• Fantastic private medical insurance
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 3 additional days over the December holidays
• 3% Pension contribution
• Cashback scheme for medical expenses
• Group Life Insurance
• Mental and Physical Health Support
• Regular social events and activities – including pizza, breakfast and/or drinks on the rooftop terrace, office, or local venues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Workplace nursery scheme
• Excellent office space in Fitzrovia

Additional information

• 9.30am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday
• Flexible working: 3 days (+) in office, 2 days at home