Senior Payroll Associate
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This job is eligible only on a shortage list
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 4122 (100% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and MHA Wales is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4122 Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks Most likely code | £33,400 | £41,700 | £41,700 | £41,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Senior Payroll Associate
Cardiff – Hybrid working offered after settling in period
£ is Negotiable (depending on experience)
Who we are.
Here at MHA, we take the time to create great relationships with our clients to become not just their trusted advisers, but valued partners that face the future together.
As a Top 11 firm of chartered accountants, tax and business advisers, we work in partnership with clients ranging from entrepreneurs and individuals to multi-national corporations. We work together to navigate an ever-changing business world and proactively identify the opportunities that tomorrow presents.
Leveraging our national network of offices, we offer a comprehensive range of financial and business strategy services to clients across the UK, enabling them to achieve profitable growth and build sustainable long-term success.
As a member of Baker Tilly International, we have a global reach that allows us to offer our insight and expertise wherever our clients need us to be. We believe this makes us a national and international partner of choice for entrepreneurs and multi-national enterprises across the world.
Our agile and responsive approach means we are always on hand to have the right conversations about with clients at the right time, allowing us to identify their goals and business needs both now, and in the future.
Purpose of the Role
To provide an accurate and high-quality payroll and Auto Enrolment service to clients on a timely basis.
Qualifications and Skills
- Good technical and practical knowledge of Payroll and Auto-Enrolment legislation.
- Good communication skills to enable effective communication with both clients and HMRC.
- Experience of working within a busy payroll environment or bureau.
- Ability to work on own initiative, whilst maintaining departmental procedures.
Main Responsibilities
- To manage a portfolio of clients, providing payroll and Auto Enrolment pension services from beginning to end.
- Ensuring delivery of a timely and efficient payroll service within the agreed timescales and that compliance deadlines are met.
- To ensure that payroll information is collected in the most efficient manner, timetabling work wherever possible to suit the needs of the client.
- Liaising with clients, HMRC and pension providers on payroll/Auto Enrolment related queries.
- Ability to process payrolls in accordance with departmental procedures and legislation.
- Manage the submission of client payroll data to BACS.
- Understand and deliver compliant Auto Enrolment pension provision to clients and pension providers.
- To support and mentor junior members of the payroll team.
What we can offer you
- Genuine work life balance.
- Accredited Investor in People.
- New and improved programme for Succession planning and supportive management structure to help you realise your potential.
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays, plus the opportunity to buy up to 5 days.
- Competitive salary.
- Employee referral scheme, paying up to £4000 for a successful referral.
- Paid CSR time.
- Car lease scheme.
- And more!
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with MHA Wales, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks (SOC 4122) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~213k in sample- Middle half £27,560–39,884
- Median £31,876
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,530
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. MHA Wales holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 4122 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.