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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