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Payroll Team Lead

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Job Description - Payroll Team Lead

Portfolio Payroll is working with a well-established and respected organisation in the education sector to recruit a Remote Payroll Team Leader. Our client operates a growing payroll bureau that supports multiple schools with a reliable, accurate and compliant payroll service. To support expansion, they are looking for a skilled Payroll Officer to join their team.

The role will also involve supporting the payroll leadership team to drive improvements, the development and review of processes, systems, training, and induction support for new starters.

What will you do day to day?

Manage a portfolio of customers, accurately processing end to end payroll, including the preparation of payroll reports/journals;
Manage high payslip volumes, competing demands, whilst maintaining service standards/KPIs
Process third party returns (Inc. pension returns);
Update payroll systems with current rates, Including payscales, allowance values, pension deduction rates, NI rates and tax thresholds (employer and employee);
Calculating pay adjustments where required, Including the calculation of outstanding holiday pay due or to be collected for leavers;
Deal with complex payroll queries

Team Leader responsibilities

Support your team members to carry out their roles effectively, auditing the teams skills and abilities, Identifying training programmes where necessary;
Apply company policies as and when required with regards to staffing queries and Issues that arise at a supervisory level;
Support the work of others through training sessions/Induction/supported work plans
Act as a coach/mentor when required for members of your team;
Conduct regular one to ones with your team, monitoring performance and development
Weekly team leader progress meetings with payroll leaders

Required skills and knowledge for the role:

Proven payroll experience in a fast-paced environment
Excellent time management skills and the ability to priories your own workload and the workload of others within your team effectively
An understanding of HR policies and procedures and when to refer concerns to the senior team
Has a commercial outlook as part of a traded service
A strong understanding of local government pay and conditions
Strong attention to detail
Demonstrable customer service skills, including resilience when supporting customers with challenging payroll situations
Able to operate with independent professional discretion and demonstrate a strong degree of judgement
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal and presentation skills.

If this sounds like your next best opportunity, apply directly or call on (phone number removed) and ask for Lidya to discuss the role further.

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Portfolio Payroll Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed
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