Payroll Manager in Birmingham

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £50,500 per year
Recruiter: James Andrews Recruitment Solutions
Job Hours: Full-time

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We are delighted to be representing a non-for-profit organisation , based in Birmingham , who are looking to appoint a new Payroll Manager on a permanent basis.

This will be a full-time position, with hybrid working (1-2 days a month in the office), and a salary of up to £50,500 .

The client is looking for someone with a strong payroll background with experience managing a small team.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

  • Managing all stages of the monthly payroll of 1,000 staff
  • Validating the payroll each month, ensuring the appropriate audits are always adhered to
  • Line managing two 2 Payroll Administrators, including 1-2-1s and appraisals
  • Processing and monitoring staffing changes including starters, secondments, transfers, leavers and other amendments to salaries and employee data
  • Managing all aspects of pension administration, ensuring the submission of all pension scheme monthly contribution files, benefit calculations for leavers and HR changes via the pension provider web portals

Experience required:

  • Previous experience managing a team
  • A strong background overseeing a payroll of a similar size
  • Knowledge of calculating manual payments is desirable

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

  • Ability to work in line with company values
  • A CIPP qualification is desirable
  • Detailed knowledge of statutory pay, taxation and national insurance

Rewards and benefits :

  • ‘Live work better’ scheme which actively encourages work-life balance
  • Annual leave starts at 25 days per year, increasing with length of service
  • Enhanced family leave
  • Company Pension – matched up to 10%
  • Life cover (three times your annual salary)
  • Sick Pay (benefit increases with length of service)
  • Medicash scheme
  • Wellbeing platform
  • Employee Excellence Awards (winners receive extra days annual leave that year)
  • Occupational Health
  • Learning and development opportunities

Working hours:

  • 37 hours per week
  • Monday - Friday 9am-5pm (flexible)

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible.

If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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About James Andrews Recruitment Solutions


Working collaboratively with our clients to connect them with the right talent, at the right time, is what we do best. We specialise in a multitude of sectors nationwide, including HR, Legal, Finance, Procurement, Social Housing and Property Management and work with high quality contractors, consultants and professionals in both temporary and permanent placements.

So, whether we’re helping you find the perfect candidate, or you're looking for your own next career step, you can be assured, as a trusted specialist recruitment partner since 2009, that we’re with you on every step of the journey.

To register a vacancy or discuss how we can help you to find the perfect fit for your next permanent or temporary career step, you can find our regional contact numbers below:

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You can also get in touch with us, learn more about our specialist team of consultants and read testimonials from our clients at www.jarsolutions.co.uk.

Interested in starting a rewarding new career with uncapped commission and realistic progression opportunities? Learn more about working at James Andrews and check out our latest internal vacancies here: https://www.jarsolutions.co.uk/work-for-us

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