Senior Business Development Manager

  • Accomplish Today
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
  • Apr 21, 2026
Full time I.T. & Communications Management

Job Description

Senior Business Development Manager - Umbrella Payroll

  • Location: Milton Keynes
  • Uncapped Commission New Business Sales Contractor Payroll Solutions

Accomplish Today are recruiting a Business Development Manager to join a rapidly growing Umbrella Payroll and CIS Payroll provider operating within the UK recruitment and contractor payroll market.

This is a new business-focused sales role, ideal for a commercially driven Senior Business Development Manager with experience selling umbrella payroll, Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) payroll, contractor payroll, or recruitment agency solutions.

Joining at this stage offers the opportunity to influence growth, build a strong client base, and play a key role in the continued expansion of a high-potential payroll business.

The Role

As Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for securing new recruitment agency clients that require compliant and reliable PAYE umbrella payroll and CIS contractor payroll solutions for their temporary workforce.

This role is 100% new business, suited to a motivated sales professional who enjoys prospecting, winning accounts, and building long-term recruitment agency partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

New Business Development

  • Identify and target recruitment agencies requiring umbrella payroll, CIS payroll, or contractor payroll solutions
  • Proactively generate new business through outbound sales, networking, and referrals
  • Build, manage, and convert a strong pipeline of recruitment agency prospects
  • Achieve and exceed new business sales targets

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Develop relationships with recruitment consultants, managers, directors, and business owners
  • Deliver tailored PAYE umbrella payroll and CIS contractor payroll solutions
  • Manage the full sales lifecycle from first meeting through to signed agreement and handover

Market Expansion & Compliance Awareness

  • Support the business's expansion across the wider umbrella payroll and contractor payroll market
  • Maintain awareness of IR35, off-payroll working rules, CIS compliance, and Joint and Several Liability
  • Position the company as a trusted payroll partner to recruitment agencies

About You

You are a results driven Business Development Manager with strong commercial instincts and the confidence to engage senior decision-makers. You are motivated by new business, relationship building, and solving client payroll challenges.

Essential:

  • Proven experience in Business Development, New Business Sales, or B2B Sales
  • Background in umbrella payroll, CIS payroll, contractor services, or recruitment agency sales
  • Ability to generate leads, manage pipelines, and close new business
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
  • Target-driven, proactive, and self-motivated approach

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of IR35, contractor payroll legislation, or Joint and Several Liability
  • Experience selling payroll solutions to recruitment agencies

What is on Offer

  • Business Development Manager - new business focus
  • Uncapped commission structure
  • Opportunity to join a growing umbrella payroll and CIS payroll provider
  • High visibility role with genuine influence on business growth
  • Clear scope to progress as the business scales

Apply Today

If you are a Senior Business Development Manager with experience in umbrella payroll, CIS payroll, contractor payroll, or recruitment agency solutions, this is an excellent opportunity to join a business with strong growth plans and long-term potential.