Senior Payroll Advisor

Senior Payroll Advisor Salary: £35,000 £40,000 + benefits Location: Romford Contract: 6-month FTC Hybrid: 1 day office / 4 days home The Role An opportunity for an experienced client payroll professional to manage a portfolio of complex, high-frequency payrolls within an established professional services environment. This is a senior, client-facing position where you ll manage payroll delivery, resolve technical queries and act as a trusted point of contact for clients. Key Responsibilities Manage end-to-end weekly, monthly and annual client payrolls. Handle complex payrolls including benefits, share schemes, pensions and international assignments. Manage RTI submissions, HMRC correspondence and year-end processes. Administer auto-enrolment and complex pension arrangements. Advise clients on payroll legislation, statutory payments and holiday pay. Support new client onboarding, system implementations and parallel runs. Resolve complex payroll queries and provide technical guidance. Support and mentor junior payroll colleagues. Ideal Candidate Recent payroll bureau / client payroll experience is essential. Strong end-to-end UK payroll knowledge and experience managing multiple client payrolls. Confident handling complex payroll queries and dealing directly with clients. Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, pensions and compliance. IRIS Payroll Professional experience is highly desirable, but not essential. CIPP qualified or qualified by experience. Strong Excel and ..... full job details .....