Payroll Supervisor

Job Description

Our Accounting and Outsourcing team work to support our clients to better run their finance functions, understand their financial position and performance, and to ensure they are compliant with changing accounting and tax legislation. With the relentlesspace of technology change our teams advise clients in areas such as process and digitalisation, business performance and financial reporting, while building enduring relationships that positions Mazars as a trusted adviser. Our successful team of more than250 professionals is growing across all areas including cloud accounting, payroll, financial reporting and company secretarial. Job Purpose AsPayroll Supervisor, you will provide a first-class payroll bureau service, by undertaking supervisor duties and responsibilities within the National Payroll Team. This role is responsible for providing day to day supervision of a team, combined with managinga portfolio of client payrolls and dealing with client queries.Please note this role can be London, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Manchesteror Birmingham based. Role & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day to day supervision of a team at various levels; including meeting all payroll/project deadlines including BACS, RTI submissions and process end of year forms P60;
• Be able to monitor and identify what the team are doing and look at ways of improving this.
• Monitor teams workload, capacity and delegate work appropriately and assist team members on client projects;
• To be responsiblt for new client setups and implementing new payrolls, including client meeting where necessary;
• To run multiple client payroll using your extensive knowledge of various specialist areas such as school, expat, shares, client accounts, etc.
• Have an extensive knowledge of PAYRITE & Paycorcle payroll software and be able to setup and run payrolls efficiently using its functionalities such as import/exports, nominal journal, costing and report writing;
• Assist with the training of new and existing staff with minor guidance, including one-to-one meetings for development need and/or performance issues;
• Be responsible for payroll reviews, signoffs and providing feedback where necessary;
• To identify and resolve technical issues, whilst minimising the impact on payroll activities and procedures;
• To identify relationships internal and external contacts at all levels;
• Maintain the teams holiday, TOIL, and absences including completion of daily timesheets;
• Carry out staff reviews and ensure team aspirations are recognised by way of the career pathways
• To provide support and communicate any known issues to the Assistant Manager/Manager
• To promote the Mazars brand including being active on professional social media platforms and encouraging the Team to get involved

Behaviours and Competencies

• Have excellent client communication skills and to be able to build confidence and turn around payrolls with service issues within the team/client;
• To actively seek and take on new projects and responsibilities, working as part of the National team and supporting new initiatives as required;
• Always Acts in a professional manner when dealing with clients and colleagues demonstrating respect and confidentiality

Business Performance

• Actively seeks to enhance expertise and knowledge through self-development
• To demonstrate technical knowledge in new or complex areas, for example auto-enrolment, and therefore being able to support your team in these areas
• To identify areas where improvements can be made and put forward suitable recommendations;
• Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail and a high level of accuracy;

People and Leadership

• To manage and be the first point of contact for the team whilst also advising and supporting them with any queries and development
• Leads by example acting as a role model to the Team including interpret new legislation effectively, consider the impact on the payroll processing, suggest changes to management and explain to team members where applicable;

Skills, Knowledge and Experience Extensive knowledge of Payrite and Pay Circle software; Must have experience in working in an Accountancy Bureau Payroll or Bureau Payroll working to multiple deadlines; Must have good applied knowledge of Payroll legislation and compliances; Exposure to implementing new client setups; Experience in leading a small team; Proven ability to build and develop client relationships Inclusion and Diversity At Mazars inclusion and diversity are central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive and diverse organisation makes us stronger as a business.We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidatesbased on skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience.