AAB

Payroll Advisor (Enterprise)

Posted 6 Days Ago

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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Scotland, GBR

Hybrid

Mid level

Professional Services • Consulting • Financial Services

The Role

Provide technical payroll advice and processing for complex payrolls, review outputs, manage team workflow, supervise junior staff, maintain payroll controls and manuals, ensure compliance with legislation, test payroll software updates, and drive process improvements.

Summary Generated by Built In

DISCOVER YOUR POTENTIAL. BUILD YOUR CAREER. JOIN US AT AAB.

AAB is a leading professional services firm operating across the UK, Ireland, and the USA. We specialise in the mid-market, supporting individuals, family businesses, and organisations with a full suite of services including audit, tax, corporate finance, payroll, people consultancy, and wealth management. With 1,000+ team members, we deliver expert support to clients all over the world.

EVERYONE HAS THE AABILITY TO SUCCEED- WE’LL HELP YOU GET THERE.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We succeed together as one team, building strong client relationships through passion, empathy, and straightforward advice. That’s what makes AAB different. We invest in brilliant talent across every area of the business, offering tailored training, professional qualifications, and continuous support to help you grow.

Your growth matters to us. We’ll give you the tools, encouragement, and opportunities to lead, learn, and make an impact. Guided by our six core values, we foster a culture where collaboration, trust, and enthusiasm thrive.

AABSOLUTELY DEDICATED TO HELPING YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS

At AAB, your career is what you make it. We are here to help you turn ambition into action, whether that’s becoming a technical expert, a future leader, or someone who simply makes a difference every day. If you're ready to be part of a team that’s united by purpose and driven by values, we’d love to hear from you.

ESG COMMITMENT

We take our responsibility seriously. From reducing our environmental impact, to supporting education through training and talent programmes, to giving back to our local communities with our charitable initiative ABBIE- ESG is part of who we are.

ROLE PURPOSE

Main tasks of the role:

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the firm’s technical and operational methods, processes, procedures and standards of work required, particularly in relation to the work of your team, dealing with increasingly complex clients and tasks.
Expand your knowledge and build on experience gained
Be seen as a source of knowledge for colleagues and provide effective on the job and in-house training and support their development
Review and issue output to clients, with limited guidance from senior colleagues, having due regard for risk
Identify main points to discuss with colleagues and clients, and offer practical solutions
Develop relationships with clients, their staff and their professional advisors. Continue to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the services offered by your department and the firm as a whole and identify areas where the firm could assist clients
Manage the workflow for the team and delegate work, as appropriate, to junior colleagues and ensure that what is expected of them is clearly explained and monitor their work and productivity effectively
Be responsible for work of junior colleagues, review their work, provide feedback and address learning points, as appropriate, ensuing that they are fully productive and their skills well utilised and hold the team accountable
Ensure that the firm’s administrative, operational and business procedures, including professional practices, professional ethics, the firm’s methods and standards of work are followed
Identify client service and process improvements and, in conjunction with the wider team, actively promote ideas and suggestions and participate in all process improvements as part of the firm’s commitment to continuous improvement, financial discipline and operational excellence

Technical tasks:

Process complex payrolls, seek guidance where required from Payroll Assistant Manager or relevant EPP Service Line - aid own technical development by researching solutions to problems
Maintain technical knowledge and be aware of future changes to payroll legislation, suggest and implement required changes to processes and procedures
Drive specialist technical roles and projects as required
Review and send BACs payments per audit requirements
Maintain accurate and effective client process manuals for your lead payrolls and support team to ensure department manuals are of the required standard
Maintain an understanding of all payroll team related software and undertake testing of updates and upgrades in line with audit requirements. Raise queries with software providers when issues arise with supervision
Monitor payroll workloads across the team on a daily basis, ensure all payments and administration tasks are completed to necessary timescales and proactively plan recurring team duties in advance where necessary
1st Line of support for any EPP assistants and analysts who require guidance on a day to day basis
Complete allocated monthly control reviews to support the payroll audit requirements

Experience & qualifications

Professional Qualifications and Education

Required:

Higher Grade/A Level or equivalent
Relevant professional qualifications

Preferred

University degree 2:1 minimum classification

Preferred Experience

3-4 years’ relevant work experience
Previous experience of working in a similar role
Experience of working to tight deadlines
Experience of handling a client portfolio
Experience of technical compliance and advisory work
Experience of supervising staff

Required knowledge and skills

Excellent organisational skills
Strong communication skills – both written and oral
Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and relevant software packages.
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Working knowledge of relevant legislation and industry best practice

Required attributes

Good team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels
Ability to work on own initiative and to tight deadlines
Self-motivated, with an ability to develop ideas into practice

The list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive but highlights a number of key tasks. The requirement to undertake additional duties which might reasonably be expected also form part of the function of the role.

WHAT AAB OFFER

We want you to feel supported inside and outside of work. That’s why we offer a benefits package designed for your wellbeing, lifestyle, and career.

Time Off & Family Support

Annual leave (plus public holidays), with the option to buy or carry over leave
Enhanced parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption)
Paid volunteering day to support causes that matter to you

Health & Wellbeing

Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for you and the option to cover family members
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
Death in Service benefit

Financial Security

Competitive pension scheme
Life assurance policies to support you and your family

Flexible & Agile Working

Hybrid working model
Agile working culture that supports flexible hours and smarter working
Modern office spaces designed for collaboration, focus, and wellbeing

Disclaimer
Unsolicited CVs sent to AAB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AAB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.