The Accountancy Recruiters

Payroll

Payroll

Specialist recruitment for payroll teams across United Kingdom.

01

Permanent search

02

Contract & interim

03

Leadership & executive

What we cover

Inside

payroll

.

01

Permanent search

Permanent payroll hiring, from the brief through to the signed offer.

02

Contract & interim

Specialists for projects, cover and peak demand, quickly.

03

Leadership & executive

Senior, director and board-level appointments.

Why it's hard

Hiring

payroll

is its own problem.

Payroll recruitment is a dedicated discipline at The Accountancy Recruiters: the briefs, the talent and the market handled by someone who knows the field.

How we hire

How we hire

payroll

.

01

Brief

We take the role, the team and what 'great' looks like in your business.

02

Map

We find the people who can actually do it, including those who aren't looking.

03

Shortlist

You see a tight list of genuinely relevant, vetted people.

MARKET SIGNALS

The payroll market, in numbers.

Permanent search

Permanent payroll hiring, from the brief through to the signed offer.

Contract & interim

Specialists for projects, cover and peak demand, quickly.

Leadership & executive

Senior, director and board-level appointments.

Market mapping

A read on who's out there before you commit to a brief.

Roles we place

Titles we fill in

this discipline

.

Payroll Manager

Senior Payroll Specialist

Head of Payroll

Payroll Lead

Payroll Director

Seniority

Every rung,

covered

.

Permanent search

Permanent payroll hiring, from the brief through to the signed offer.

Contract & interim

Specialists for projects, cover and peak demand, quickly.

Leadership & executive

Senior, director and board-level appointments.

Market mapping

A read on who's out there before you commit to a brief.

Real talk

THE HONEST BIT

Most payroll hires we make are still in seat and delivering a year on.

Questions

The stuff studios

actually ask

.

?

How quickly will I see candidates?

For a well-defined payroll role, expect a shortlist within a couple of weeks.

?

Do you cover permanent and contract?

Yes. Both, depending on what the role needs.

?

What if the role is hard to fill?

That's where a specialist earns their keep. We map the market and approach people who aren't actively looking.

Payroll in the wild

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Hiring in payroll? Let's move.

Tell us the seat and the engine. We'll map the market.

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