Payroll Supervisor

Payroll Supervisor

West Sussex | Hybrid Working

Full Time | Permanent

The Opportunity

Alexander Lloyd are delighted to be partnering with one of the UK’s fastest growing Top 20 accountancy firms to recruit an experienced Payroll Supervisor.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established payroll professional to join a collaborative and supportive team environment, overseeing payroll delivery across a varied client portfolio while leading and developing junior team members.

Reporting to the Payroll Team Manager, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of payroll services, maintaining compliance with payroll legislation and supporting a range of business projects including client onboarding, acquisitions and process improvements. The business offers a flexible working environment, genuine career development opportunities and a people-focused culture.

The Role

As Payroll Supervisor, you will support the Payroll Team Manager in overseeing payroll operations for a portfolio of clients across a range of industries. You’ll act as a key point of contact for clients, provide technical support to the wider team and ensure payroll services are delivered to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process for a portfolio of approximately 50 clients, including weekly, fortnightly and monthly payrolls.
• Review and approve payrolls prepared by junior team members, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Act as the main point of contact for payroll queries, providing expert advice and support to clients.
• Support the team with technical training and guidance on complex payroll matters.
• Ensure timely submission of RTI returns, pension contributions and year-end reporting, including P60s and P11Ds.
• Keep up to date with payroll legislation and communicate changes across the team.
• Support the onboarding of new clients and implementation of payroll systems.
• Liaise with HMRC and pension providers where required.
• Assist with internal reporting, process improvements and integration of new projects and acquisitions.

About You

We’re keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate:

• A minimum of 5 years’ payroll experience, ideally gained within an accountancy practice, bureau or outsourced payroll environment.
• CIPP qualification (or working towards) would be advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including auto-enrolment, statutory payments and payrolls involving overseas employers
• Experience using payroll software such as IRIS Payroll Professional, or the ability to quickly learn new systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Previous supervisory or team leadership experience.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and commitment to delivering a high-quality client service.
• Ambition to develop and progress within a growing organisation.

Please quote 52777 when emailing Hayley at Alexander Lloyd (hbu@alexanderlloyd.co.uk). This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is the leading recruiter across a range of roles within the Finance and Accountancy space. From part to fully qualified accountants within Financial Reporting, Management Accounts, FP&A, Commercial Finance up to Director level throughout Surrey, Sussex, London & Kent.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website for any other roles which may be of interest.