Abacus Consulting
Senior Payroll Technician
Senior Payroll Technician at Abacus Consulting, based in Daventry, East Midlands, paying £35,000 - £40,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £35,000 - £40,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Daventry, East Midlands
- Closing date
- Sector
- Payroll
5% below the typical rate for payroll
Reference 57399003
About the role
Senior Payroll Technician - team leadership and hands-on work with clients - Daventry - to £40,000
We are delighted to be partnering again with our established, local client on the recruitment of a Senior Payroll Technician. You will be joining a supportive and friendly team, with the possibility of career growth to a management position over time.
As the Senior Payroll Technician your key responsibilities will include:
- Maintaining all payroll software to ensure legislative compliance.
- Developing, maintaining, optimising and deploying suitable payroll processes and controls.
- Ensuring all staff involved in payroll complete suitable technical training to maintain and progress technical expertise.
- Delivering client payroll with accuracy.
- Delivering client payrolls on time.
- Awareness of GDPR requirements.
- Delegation of payroll tasks to other team members where appropriate.
- Oversight and approval of payrolls prepared by other staff members.
Behaviours:
- Strong communication skills.
- Professional, approachable and flexible.
- Team player works effectively with colleagues across all functions.
- Strong problem solving skills
- Demonstrates energy and a positive attitude.
- Tenacity and a strong desire to make a difference, always with the customer in mind.
- Attention to detail
Professional skills:
- Excellent payroll knowledge
- Broad payroll software knowledge
- Extensive experience processing P11D, PSA and taxable benefits
- all round Auto Enrolment knowledge
Please get in touch to find out more.
Reference: 57399003 · Posted 6 days ago · Closes 9 Nov 2026 · Listed via Abacus Consulting
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