Payroll Director

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:

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