Senior Payroll Bureau Manager, Merseyside, £60,000 – £70,000 + Excellent benefits, and real influence over a growing service line

Senior Payroll Manager – Role Overview
This is a rare chance to take the reins of an established payroll department at a pivotal moment of growth, with the backing and autonomy to shape how the service line develops. You'll lead a team, oversee a loyal client base, and have genuine scope to grow the business further.

Senior Payroll Manager – This role is ideal for a Senior Payroll Manager who:

• Wants ownership of a department, shaping strategy as well as delivering it
• Enjoys the variety client management, team leadership and business development
• Is looking for a firm that will back growth plans with real investment

Senior Payroll Manager – About the Firm

This is a well-established, independent firm of accountants and business advisors with a century-plus history serving businesses across the North West, known for straightforward, jargon-free advice and strong long-term client relationships.

The firm is expanding its payroll offering and is looking for a Senior Payroll Manager to lead that growth — building out the team, developing the client base, and shaping the department's strategy from an early stage. It's a genuine opportunity to leave your mark on a service line the firm is committed to growing.

Senior Payroll Manager – Responsibilities

Payroll Operations & Compliance

• Oversee weekly and monthly payroll processing across the client base
• Ensure full compliance with UK tax regulations, RTI, and year-end submissions
• Handle any complex payroll queries promptly and accurately

Team Leadership

• Supervise, train and mentor payroll staff (several of whom work remotely)
• Recruit into the team as it grows

Business Growth

• Contribute to the department's growth strategy
• Support business development activity, including content for marketing/social channels

Senior Payroll Manager – Requirements

• Proven payroll management experience, ideally CIPP-qualified or equivalent
• Strong working knowledge of UK payroll legislation and RTI requirements
• Experience managing or mentoring a payroll team, including remote staff
• Experienced in an outsourced/bureau payroll environment
• Confident communicator, capable of building trust with clients
• Commercially minded, with an interest in helping grow the service line

Senior Payroll Manager – Benefits

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 (depending on experience)

Benefits: Hybrid and flexible working (core hours 10am–3pm), 27 days' holiday plus your birthday and Christmas Eve off (with a holiday buy-back scheme after 12 months), a firmwide bonus of up to 10% of salary, and life assurance at 4x salary

Progression: Real scope to shape and expand the department as it grows

The above vacancy is only one of many that I am handling. Vaisto Recruitment specialises in contract and permanent vacancies within the practice market, including:

• Audit Partner / Audit Director / Audit Associate Director / Audit Manager / Audit Senior / Audit Associate / Audit Semi Senior
• Business Services Partner / Business Services Director / Business Services Manager / Business Services Associate / Accounts Senior / Accounts Associate
• Tax Partner / Tax Director / Tax Manager / Tax Senior Manager / Tax Senior / Tax Semi Senior
• Accounts Partner / Accounts Director / Accounts Manager / Accounts Senior / Accounts Semi Senior
• Corporate Finance Partner / Corporate Finance Director / Corporate Finance Manager / Corporate Finance Executive / Corporate Finance Senior M&A
• Payroll Bureau
• Practice Managers

Contact information

Kirsti Vaisto