Payroll Technician

Payroll Technician

Stockport | £26,000–£29,000 + employee ownership bonus

Build your payroll career somewhere you can genuinely share in the success.

Sapphire is an employee-owned payroll, accountancy and technology business supporting recruitment companies and contractors across the UK and beyond.

We’re now looking for a Payroll Technician to join our team in Stockport.

This could suit someone who already has payroll experience, or someone with strong numerical, administrative or finance experience who wants to build a professional career in payroll.

You’ll be given the training and support to develop your payroll knowledge, take ownership of a portfolio of clients and work towards professional payroll qualifications.

Sapphire is employee-owned, meaning our people share in the success they help create. Combined bonus payments in recent years have been around 50% of base salary
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Bonuses are discretionary, subject to company performance and individual eligibility, and are not guaranteed.

Ranked #4 Best Small Company to Work For in the UK in 2025
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Want to build a professional career in payroll? We’ll support you to get qualified, including funding relevant CIPP study and qualifications.

We actively promote from within and give people the opportunity to progress into senior technical, management and leadership roles as their knowledge and experience develops.

A minimum of 34 days including bank holidays and your birthday off, rising to 37 days with service.

Our teams have travelled together to Las Vegas, New York, Dublin, Barcelona, Lisbon, Budapest and more as part of company incentive trips and celebrations.

You’ll also benefit from regular team events, healthcare benefits, enhanced maternity and paternity policies and our modern Stockport office with collaborative spaces, games room and bar.

• Processing payroll accurately and on time in line with individual client requirements
• Developing responsibility for your own portfolio of payroll clients
• Ensuring the correct PAYE and National Insurance deductions are applied
• Reconciling payroll payments and working closely with our Finance team
• Investigating and resolving payroll queries
• Building strong relationships with clients and understanding their individual requirements and deadlines
• Liaising with clients around assignments, timesheets, invoicing and payroll queries
• Developing your knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements
• Working collaboratively with the wider team to continually improve the service we provide

Ultimately, our payroll team’s priority is simple:
making sure everyone is paid accurately and on time.

We’re more interested in finding someone who has:

• Strong numerical ability and excellent attention to detail
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work to deadlines
• Confidence communicating with clients and colleagues
• A positive, proactive approach to learning
• Experience in payroll, finance, administration or another detail-focused role would be useful
• A genuine interest in building a long-term career in payroll

Experience with in the umbrella payroll industry is not required
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If you have the right foundations and want to develop, we’ll give you the training, experience and study support to become a qualified payroll professional.

If you’re looking for a role where you can learn, get qualified and build a long-term career in a growing, employee-owned business where you can genuinely share in its success, we’d love to hear from you.