Payroll Director | £100,000 - £130,000


Portfolio Payroll are proud to be partnering with a top accountancy firm in the search for a permanent Payroll Director.


Job Overview
You will lead the national payroll team and assist in the strategic direction of the payroll service.


Day to Day Responsibilities:
*Leading the national payroll team, making sure all regional offices align
*Lead change and innovation initiatives, looking at AI and other automation and digitisation options
*Representing payroll in firm wide governance
*Monitoring performance of payroll teams both in the UK and offshore
*Overseeing outsourced bureau operations
*Manage recruitment and staffing strategy
*Supporting partners and client teams in positioning offshore payroll model, making sure it’s presented as a controlled, quality led delivery approach
*Maintaining client relationship model, acting as a senior point of contact or Key Clients.
*Handling sensitive client scenarios such as onboarding and restructuring
*Implementing and upgrading payroll systems
*Driving reporting improvements such as timesheet tracking, billing metrics and KPI dashboards.
*Train and mentor payroll staff


Essential Skills and Competencies:
*Experience managing a national payroll department
*Experience with system implementations, improvements, and automation
*High level of organisational ability; ability to work to tight deadlines and targets
*Strong communication, leadership and management skills
*Strong stakeholder management experience


Desirable Skills and Competencies:
*Experience working within a large payroll bureau or accountancy firm
*Experience using multiple payroll platforms
*A fundamental understanding of UK payroll legislation




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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.