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Payroll Advisor (Enterprise)
Aberdeen or Glasgow | £30,000 to £32,000 | Hybrid working
The Opportunity
Our client, a well-established professional services firm with a long track record of advising organisations across a range of sectors, is looking for an experienced Payroll Advisor to join its Enterprise payroll team. This search is being run on a confidential basis; full details of the business will be shared with shortlisted candidates.
This is a strong next step for someone who already has solid payroll experience and is ready to take on more responsibility: advising clients directly, supervising junior colleagues, and getting involved in more technical and complex payroll work.
What You'll Be Doing
- Advising clients on a range of payroll and compliance matters, applying your technical knowledge across different scenarios to meet their needs
- Processing complex payrolls and researching solutions to technical problems, escalating where needed
- Reviewing and issuing client output with a good degree of autonomy, while keeping risk front of mind
- Building genuine relationships with clients and their teams, and spotting opportunities where the firm could support them further
- Delegating and managing workflow across the team, making sure junior colleagues understand what's expected and are supported to deliver
- Reviewing the work of junior colleagues, giving feedback, and helping develop their skills
- Keeping on top of payroll legislation changes and helping implement updates to processes as needed
- Reviewing and sending payment runs in line with audit requirements
- Maintaining clear, accurate process documentation for your client portfolio
- Testing software updates and liaising with providers when issues come up
- Acting as a first point of contact for more junior team members needing day-to-day guidance
- Contributing to monthly control reviews as part of the wider audit process
- Getting involved in process improvement initiatives across the team
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What We're Looking For
Experience & qualifications
- Relevant professional qualifications, plus Higher/A-Level or equivalent
- A degree is preferred but not essential
- Around 3 to 4 years' relevant payroll experience, ideally in a similar advisory role
- Experience managing a client portfolio and working to tight deadlines
- Some experience of technical compliance and advisory work
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff is an advantage
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Skills & attributes
- Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Confident written and verbal communicator
- Comfortable with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and payroll software
- A natural problem-solver with sound knowledge of relevant payroll legislation and best practice
- A team player who builds good relationships at all levels
- Self-motivated, able to work on your own initiative and turn ideas into action
Why Apply
This is a genuinely varied role with a clear path for progression. You'll get real client exposure, a say in how the team runs, and the chance to develop both your technical expertise and your people-management experience. The client offers a supportive, collaborative culture and is investing in the growth of this team. This role is being handled on a confidential basis. The identity of the hiring organisation will be disclosed to candidates who progress to interview.
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