Payroll Processor / Senior

Make your career count

At Price Bailey, we provide opportunities for personal growth and career development while recognising that life extends beyond the workplace. Our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility around when and where you work, while maintaining excellent client service.

We are an independently owned firm of chartered accountants and business advisers, supporting a diverse range of entrepreneurial and owner-managed businesses across the UK and internationally.

What do the team do?

The Payroll team is spread primarily across our Norwich, Cambridge and Peterborough offices and is made up of fourteen people. We have over 1000 clients of various sizes and from various sectors.

This role can be based out of any Price Bailey office and will involve supporting the expanding team with the accurate preparation and provision of client payrolls and reports.

What will I be doing?

As a Payroll Processor/Senior you will have ownership of the following tasks:

• Manage a portfolio of client payrolls from start to finish, including more complex assignments, using payroll software and manual processes where required.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, providing a responsive and professional service.
• Reconcile payroll information, investigate and resolve issues, and work collaboratively with clients and colleagues to find solutions.
• Support other Payroll Processors with day-to-day queries and identify opportunities where clients could benefit from wider HR or employment law support.
• Help maintain high quality standards while keeping your payroll knowledge up to date and completing the necessary time recording and billing administration.

What experience do I need?

Whilst having the following experience is advantageous, we value passion and potential. If you meet the minimum criteria listed below and are eager to develop yourself, we would love to hear from you:

• Previous experience of processing client payrolls from start to finish in a bureau/practice environment (minimum criteria).
• Confidence using a variety of payroll software such as IRIS Payroll Professional, Staffology and Paycircle (minimum criteria).
• Experience of handling both routine and more complex payroll assignments.
• A strong working knowledge of PAYE, as well as payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Applies a forward-thinking approach to technology, leveraging automation and AI to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

What's on offer?

In addition to your salary, we also offer the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday)
• Contributory pension scheme
• 4x life assurance
• All employee share scheme
• Family friendly policies e.g. paid time off for dependants
• 2 days paid for volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including shopping discount

Price Bailey aspires to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of their social background, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We are an equal opportunities employer and place inclusion at the heart of what we do. Our workplace is one where diversity is embraced and where everyone is empowered to be their authentic selves.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know in the appropriate section of your application. For candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria of the role, we also offer a guaranteed interview, which you can opt into as part of your application.

A polite note to recruitment agencies

Price Bailey will only accept CV's from recruitment agencies who have been briefed on specific roles by our Resourcing team and where contractual agreement exists already. We do not accept speculative CV's and agency fees will not be owed in these instances. Should you wish to be considered for our approved supplier list please contact [email protected]