Payroll Team Leader

Salary/Rate:£35000 - £45000 per annum + Hybrid working
Job type:Perm
Location:Doncaster, South Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis is delighted to be working with a market-leading Doncaster, South Yorkshire based business who are looking for a Payroll Team Leader to join their team on 9 9-month Fixed Term Contract.

The successful Payroll Team Leader candidate will play a key role in supporting the Group Payroll Manager in the day to day management of the team as well as a focus on automation and improving processes.

What will you be doing?

  • Overseeing the timely and accurate execution of all payroll & completion of all associated payments
  • Day to day management of the team, allocating resources as required
  • Identify and drive improvements and automation in processes
  • In-depth knowledge of statutory legislation relating to PAYE, National Insurance and Statutory Payments & Pensions
  • Leading, training and developing a team of administrators in the day-to-day running of weekly and monthly payrolls
  • To take responsibility for system upgrades and user testing
  • To support the Group Payroll Manager as and when necessary, with ad hoc tasks

What skills are we looking for?

  • Effective people management skills
  • 5+ years payroll experience
  • CIPP Qualification desirable
  • In-depth knowledge of statutory legislation relating to PAYE, National Insurance and Statutory Payments

What's on offer?

  • Hybrid working.
  • Life Assurance 3 x salary
  • Friends and Family discount 30% for self and 15% for Friends & Family
  • Cycle to work / Smart Tech / Health Assurance
  • Company Pension scheme 4% employee and 5% employer contributions
  • Free on-site parking
  • Lifestyle discounts at various retail outlets

Send us your CV below or contact Lawrie Bacon for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Job ref: LB/6283Post Date: 08.10.25

Meet Our Recruiter

Lawrie Bacon

Lawrie Bacon

Assistant Manager | Part & Newly Qualified Finance

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