Payroll Manager

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