Payroll Manager - Up to 12 month FTC - Maternity leave (HAL004)

Payroll Manager - Up to 12 month FTC - Maternity leave (HAL004) Affinia, formally known as RE Group

Affinia is a leading, UK Top 50 Accountancy firm. Through successful acquisitions and organic growth, the firm has seen significant development within the last 18 months. Last October we launched our new brand 'Affinia' () which saw the coming together of LB Group and six other likeminded firms across the East & South East of England to form a combined challenger accounting, tax and business advisory firm.

With a combined heritage spanning over 300 years, we have more than 400 accountancy professionals based in Stratford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Halstead, Harlow, Orpington, Sidcup and Sutton. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across seven principal practice groups: Accountancy & Advisory, Tax and Planning, Audit Services, Corporate Finance, Digital Solutions, Payroll and Financial Planning.

Due to maternity leave, Affinia is recruiting for a Payroll Manager to join the team in Halstead on a FTC basis with the possibility of being offered a permanent role within the firm after the contract is completed. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and overseeing the payroll process, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all relevant regulations, working to deliver a broad range of payroll services to a range of business clients. The ideal candidate will be qualified (CIPP), with ideally 5 years minimum practice experience.

As RE Group is a recent acquisition to Affinia, we are unable to offer hybrid working for the first 6 months of the FTC, but after this period, ensuring IT systems allow, we can look to offer 3 days in Halstead and 2 days from home.

Accountabilities:

• Leading on all payroll related projects
• Work closely with senior management to integrate new payroll systems, streamline automation, and enhance reporting capabilities
• Reviewing payrolls completed by the team before issuing to the end client
• Process complex payrolls (end-to-end) for clients in an accurate and timely manner ensuring all deadlines are adhered to.
• Ensure all payroll actions are compliant and delivered in accordance with relevant legislation and contractual obligations.
• Regular communication with clients concerning gross pay rates, net pay, and HMRC liabilities as well as staff changes and ad hoc deductions/expenses.
• Reconciliations of HMRC liabilities.
• Provide advice to clients and employees to respond to payroll queries.
• Support clients with payroll reporting requirements.
• Set up assistance on new PAYE schemes and any handover payrolls
• Perform manual calculations as required.

Skills / Qualifications:

• Experience working with the payroll software SAGE 50 is desirable.
• Previous experience of managing or supervising a payroll team within a Practice environment.
• A technically strong payroll professional who can lead by example and impart their in-depth payroll knowledge to the team
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Proficiency in payroll software and MS Office.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with integrity.

Please click here to view the role and apply with a CV and Covering Letter.

We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits to our employees, including annual leave purchase scheme, health and wellbeing initiatives, career progression opportunities and agile working.