Payroll Assistant Manager

Company: Adele Carr Recruitment Limited
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Location: Walton Le Dale
Job Description:

Assistant Payroll Manager Location: Preston Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits

Are you a payroll professional ready to step into a role where your expertise genuinely shapes people, processes, and performance? We’re partnering with a leading accountancy firm to recruit an Assistant Payroll Manager who thrives in a people-focused, forward-thinking environment.

This is your chance to join a firm that puts its people first. With award-winning development programmes, a supportive leadership structure, and a culture built on growth and collaboration, you’ll have the freedom to elevate your career while making a meaningful impact.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Managing client payrolls across weekly, bi-weekly and monthly cycles
  • Ensuring payroll accuracy through data checks and compliance
  • Identifying opportunities to expand payroll services and support business development
  • Building strong relationships with clients, intermediaries and external partners
  • Supporting junior team members through delegation, review and constructive feedback
  • Contributing to team management including appraisals, billing and workflow planning
  • Staying up to date with industry changes and sharing insights with clients and colleagues

What We’re Looking For

  • CIPP Foundation qualification
  • Experience managing multiple payrolls in a bureau or practice environment
  • Strong communication skills and a proactive, people-centred approach
  • Confidence in reviewing work, coaching others and improving processes

What’s In It For You

  • Agile working with core hours (10am-2pm) + 2 days WFH
  • 33 days holiday including bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell 5 days
  • Employee recognition awards and performance bonuses
  • Comprehensive wellbeing support, including 24/7 EAP, counselling and virtual GP
  • Clear progression pathways and a supportive management structure
  • A culture that values you as an individual, not a number

If you’re ready to step into a role where your voice matters and your expertise is celebrated, we’d love to hear from you.

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Posted: July 6th, 2026