Senior Payroll Technician

Abacus ConsultingDaventryreedpublished 09/28/2026
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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.