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Payroll Bureau Assistant

Location: Runcorn
Salary: £28,000 – £32,000 pro rata (depending on experience)
Job Type: Full time

Are you an organised and detail-oriented individual looking to develop your career in payroll? We’re recruiting a Payroll Bureau Assistant to join a friendly and supportive team based in Runcorn.

Working within a busy payroll bureau, you’ll assist in delivering accurate and timely payroll services for a diverse portfolio of clients. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with payroll experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

The Role

As a Payroll Bureau Assistant, you’ll play an important role in supporting the payroll team with the smooth running of multiple payrolls while ensuring compliance with UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.

Duties will include:

  • Assisting with the processing of weekly, fortnightly, four-weekly and monthly payrolls.
  • Accurately entering payroll data including hours worked, salary changes, overtime, bonuses, deductions, starters and leavers.
  • Supporting Real Time Information (RTI) submissions and other payroll-related filings.
  • Assisting with workplace pension auto-enrolment administration.
  • Preparing draft pay slips, payroll reports and summaries.
  • Responding to payroll queries from clients and employees in a professional manner.
  • Maintaining accurate payroll records whilst ensuring strict confidentiality.
  • Supporting year-end payroll processes, including P60 administration.
  • Liaising with HMRC, pension providers and clients when required.
  • Providing general administrative support to the payroll bureau team.

About You

We’re looking for someone who has:

  • Previous experience in payroll and ideally a payroll bureau
  • Excellent numerical skills and a strong eye for detail.
  • Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and payroll software.
  • Experience using payroll systems such as Sage, Superpay or similar.
  • A good understanding of confidentiality and data protection.
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills.
  • The ability to manage workloads, prioritise tasks and meet payroll deadlines.
  • A methodical, organised and proactive approach to work.
  • A willingness to learn and develop within payroll.

What’s on Offer?

  • Salary of £28,000 – £32,000 pro rata, depending on experience.
  • Full-time role
  • 23 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
  • Free parking, Death in Service cover, attendance incentives, new client incentives
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • Supportive and friendly working environment.
  • Opportunity to build a long-term career within payroll.

Please apply by sending your CV to the following:

Simon McLean simon.mclean@agp-accountants.co.uk

Rachel Palombella rachel.palombella@agp-accountants.co.uk

No Agencies

Tax manager/senior manager based at our Sutton Quays office in Runcorn.

The role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced tax professional to manage a varied and interesting client portfolio including high-net-worth individuals, owner-managed businesses, landlords and trusts, delivering both compliance and advisory services to both private and corporate clients.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing a portfolio of personal tax clients, acting as the main contact
  • Advising on a range of tax matters, including a good level of advisory-led work for individuals and owner managed businesses
  • Dealing with HMRC enquiries and investigations

Requirements:

A strong personal tax background gained in public practice is essential, with exposure to advisory-led work for individuals and owner-managed businesses. Experience of trusts would be advantageous, although this would not be essential. You will be confident managing your own client portfolio, maintaining strong relationships, and providing practical, commercially focused advice. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are important, alongside the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across departments.

Benefits:

The role offers the opportunity to join a long-established firm with a strong reputation, with exposure to high-quality, varied work. There is the opportunity to shape the role over time. Support is available for ongoing professional development and progression.

A competitive salary package is offered.

Enquiries should be made to the following:

Simon McLean

simon.mclean@agp-accountants.co.uk

Rachel Palombella

rachel.palombella@agp-accountants.co.uk

No agencies.