Payroll Team Leader
  • Job title:Payroll Team Leader
  • Location:Glasgow
  • Job Level:Assistant Manager
  • Business Area:Payroll
  • Contract Type:Permanent
  • Ref number:AZ03376

Ready to become a leader in your specialist field?; Interested in working with an industry varied client base across the SME market?; Want a career where no two days are the same?

Who are Azets

Azets are a leading firm of Accountants and Business Advisers operating across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, we have over a wide network of employees and an abundance of inspiring opportunities to join one of our many offices!


We are a top ten accountancy firm in the UK and are the number one largest SME practice.

The opportunity

  • As a Team Leader at Azets, you will have the ability and motivation needed to:
  • Own and manage a client portfolio with minimal support from senior staff
  • Support in delivering revenue and profitability targets
  • Foster enduring client relationships
  • Develop and inspire our smarter people plan

Day to day duties

  • Support the Payroll Manager, managing/supervising a payroll team and assigning tasks
  • Responsible for performance of each staff member, ensuring appraisals and training are provided, inducting new starters
  • You will manage the day to day workflow and distribution of client portfolios, Managing and resolving any issues related to payroll
  • Oversee the more complex clients within the team, and review payroll payments and account reconciliations
  • Assist with complex payroll calculations
  • Onboard new clients
  • Support in producing Management Reporting
  • Support senior colleagues with projects and business development activities where applicable
  • Work closely with the payroll manager to ensure clients are serviced to the highest possible level
  • Review multiple payrolls and feeding back to Administrators
  • Ensure all deadlines for BACS and 3rd party report uploads/payments are met
  • Prepare reports and financial statements where applicable
  • Step up in the Managers Absence 

What are we looking for?

 

  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of payroll legislation, pensions, processing, and auto enrolment regulations
  • Experience using STAR desirable but not essential
  • Management experience of managing a payroll team
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Must have the ability to manually calculate a payroll 
  • End to end Payroll experience
  • Ideally with a CIPP Foundation degree qualification
  • Mentorship and coaching experience to support the team

What's in it for you?

Our benefits include hybrid & flexible working, birthday leave, professional subscription and much more. You can find out more about how we reward our colleagues - Careers | Rewards And Benefits | Azets UK

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