Professional Payroll Management
Comprehensive outsourced payroll service managing payrolls in-house for 250+ companies. Fully qualified CIPP payroll professionals based in the UK. More than data entry – you can trust us to run your payroll correctly.
Acumon manages payrolls in-house for over 250 companies, providing comprehensive, professional payroll management services that go far beyond simple data entry. Our payroll staff are all fully qualified by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) and based in the UK, ensuring that you can trust us to run your payroll correctly, efficiently, and in full compliance with UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
Fully Qualified CIPP Professionals
All our payroll staff are fully qualified by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP), the leading professional body for payroll professionals in the UK. This ensures that our payroll team has the knowledge, expertise, and professional standards required to manage your payroll accurately and compliantly.
Our CIPP-qualified professionals stay up-to-date with the latest payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, and best practices, ensuring that your payroll is managed in accordance with current regulations and industry standards.
UK-Based Payroll Team
All our payroll professionals are based in the UK, ensuring quality, accessibility, and understanding of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements. Our UK-based team provides:
- Direct access to qualified payroll professionals who understand your business and requirements
- Understanding of UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, and local business practices
- Responsive service and support during UK business hours
- Cultural understanding and communication in English
Payroll Scope
We provide an extensive range of payroll services covering all aspects of payroll management, from initial setup through to ongoing processing and compliance. Our comprehensive payroll scope ensures that all your payroll requirements are met efficiently and accurately.
PAYE Registration
We assist with PAYE registration for new employers, ensuring that your business is correctly registered with HMRC and ready to operate PAYE from day one. Our PAYE registration service includes:
- PAYE registration application and setup
- Employer PAYE reference number registration
- PAYE scheme setup and configuration
- Initial payroll system setup and testing
Our PAYE registration service ensures that your business is correctly set up to operate PAYE from the start, avoiding compliance issues and penalties.
Auto-Enrolment
We provide comprehensive auto-enrolment services, ensuring that your business complies with workplace pension auto-enrolment requirements. Our auto-enrolment service includes:
- Auto-enrolment assessment and compliance
- Workplace pension scheme setup and management
- Employee assessment and enrolment processing
- Pension contribution calculations and deductions
- Auto-enrolment compliance reporting
Our auto-enrolment service ensures that your business complies with workplace pension requirements while minimising administrative burden.
Pension Advice and Set-Up
We provide pension advice and set-up services, helping you choose and implement appropriate workplace pension schemes. Our pension advice and set-up service includes:
- Workplace pension scheme selection and advice
- Pension scheme setup and registration
- Pension contribution structure design
- Employee communication and enrolment support
- Ongoing pension scheme management and compliance
Our pension advice and set-up service helps you implement appropriate workplace pension schemes that meet your business needs and compliance requirements.
CIS Payroll
We provide Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) payroll services for construction industry businesses. Our CIS payroll offering encompasses:
- CIS registration and compliance
- CIS deduction calculations and processing
- CIS return preparation and submission
- CIS contractor management and reporting
- CIS compliance and HMRC liaison
Our CIS payroll service ensures that construction industry businesses comply with CIS requirements while minimising administrative burden and compliance risks.
Payroll Services
Our comprehensive payroll services cover all aspects of payroll processing, compliance, and reporting. We understand that payroll is more than data entry – it requires expertise, accuracy, and compliance with complex legislation. Our payroll services ensure that your payroll is processed correctly, on time, and in full compliance with UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
Real Time Information (RTI) Guidance
We provide comprehensive guidance on Real Time Information (RTI) requirements, ensuring that your payroll submissions comply with HMRC RTI obligations. Our RTI guidance includes:
- RTI submission requirements and deadlines
- Full Payment Submission (FPS) preparation and submission
- Employer Payment Summary (EPS) preparation and submission
- RTI error resolution and correction
- RTI compliance and best practices
Our RTI guidance ensures that your payroll submissions comply with HMRC RTI requirements, avoiding penalties and compliance issues.
Auto-Enrolment and Salary Sacrifice Schemes
We provide guidance on auto-enrolment and salary sacrifice schemes, helping you implement and manage these arrangements effectively. Our auto-enrolment and salary sacrifice guidance includes:
- Auto-enrolment compliance and assessment
- Salary sacrifice scheme design and implementation
- Employee communication and enrolment support
- Pension contribution calculations and deductions
- Ongoing compliance and reporting
Our auto-enrolment and salary sacrifice guidance helps you implement these arrangements effectively while ensuring compliance and maximising benefits.
Maternity and Sickness Regulations Compliance
We ensure compliance with maternity and sickness regulations, including Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), and other statutory payments. Our compliance service includes:
- Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) calculations and payments
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) calculations and payments
- Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) calculations
- Maternity and sickness leave record keeping
- HMRC statutory payment recovery and reporting
Our maternity and sickness regulations compliance ensures that statutory payments are calculated and paid correctly, avoiding compliance issues and penalties.
End of Year Returns
We prepare and submit end of year returns, including P14 and P60 certificates, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements. Our end of year returns service includes:
- P14 (End of Year Summary) preparation and submission
- P60 certificate generation and distribution to employees
- P11D benefit-in-kind reporting where applicable
- End of year reconciliation and validation
- HMRC end of year return submission
Our end of year returns service ensures that all required returns are prepared and submitted accurately and on time, avoiding penalties and compliance issues.
Payroll Frequency Options
We process payrolls at various frequencies to meet your business needs, including:
- Weekly Payrolls: For businesses with weekly pay cycles
- Fortnightly Payrolls: For businesses with bi-weekly pay cycles
- 4 Weekly Payrolls: For businesses with four-weekly pay cycles
- Monthly Payrolls: For businesses with monthly pay cycles
- Quarterly Payrolls: For businesses with quarterly pay cycles
- Annual Payrolls: For businesses with annual pay cycles
Our flexible payroll frequency options ensure that your payroll is processed at the frequency that best meets your business needs and cash flow requirements.
BACS Payments
We manage payment to employees and HMRC via BACS, ensuring secure, efficient payment processing. Our BACS payment service includes:
- Employee salary and wage payments via BACS
- HMRC PAYE and National Insurance payments via BACS
- Pension contribution payments via BACS
- BACS payment scheduling and processing
- Payment reconciliation and reporting
Our BACS payment service ensures that payments are processed securely and efficiently, with full reconciliation and reporting.
Bonus, Commission and Overtime Payments
We process bonus, commission, and overtime payments, ensuring accurate calculations and correct tax treatment. Our bonus, commission, and overtime payment service includes:
- Bonus payment calculations and processing
- Commission payment calculations and processing
- Overtime payment calculations and processing
- Tax and National Insurance calculations on variable payments
- Payment processing and reporting
Our bonus, commission, and overtime payment service ensures that variable payments are calculated and processed accurately with correct tax treatment.
Manual One-Off Calculations
We provide manual one-off calculations for special circumstances, ensuring accurate calculations and correct tax treatment. Our manual one-off calculation service includes:
- Termination payment calculations
- Redundancy payment calculations
- Back-pay and arrears calculations
- Special payment calculations and tax treatment
- Manual payroll adjustments and corrections
Our manual one-off calculation service ensures that special payments are calculated accurately with correct tax treatment and compliance.
Cloud Payslips
We provide cloud payslips, enabling employees to access their payslips securely online. Our cloud payslip service includes:
- Secure online payslip access for employees
- Payslip generation and distribution
- Historical payslip access and archiving
- Payslip security and data protection
- Employee self-service portal access
Our cloud payslip service provides secure, convenient access to payslips for employees while reducing administrative burden and paper usage.
Department Reporting
We provide department reporting, enabling you to analyse payroll costs by department, cost centre, or business unit. Our department reporting service includes:
- Payroll cost analysis by department
- Cost centre reporting and analysis
- Business unit reporting and analysis
- Customised reporting tailored to your needs
- Management reporting and dashboards
Our department reporting service provides valuable insights into payroll costs, enabling better financial management and decision-making.
Accounting Journals
We provide accounting journals for payroll transactions, ensuring that your accounting records are updated accurately. Our accounting journal service includes:
- Payroll cost journal entries
- PAYE and National Insurance journal entries
- Pension contribution journal entries
- Accruals and prepayments journal entries
- Journal entry reconciliation and validation
Our accounting journal service ensures that your accounting records are updated accurately, supporting accurate financial reporting and management accounts.
Holiday Pay and Records
We manage holiday pay and records, ensuring compliance with holiday pay legislation and accurate record keeping. Our holiday pay and records service includes:
- Holiday entitlement calculations
- Holiday pay calculations and processing
- Holiday record keeping and tracking
- Holiday pay compliance with legislation
- Holiday pay reporting and analysis
Our holiday pay and records service ensures that holiday pay is calculated and processed correctly, with accurate record keeping and compliance.
Dummy Payroll Schemes
We provide dummy payroll schemes for testing and training purposes, enabling you to test payroll processes without affecting live payroll data. Our dummy payroll scheme service includes:
- Dummy payroll scheme setup and configuration
- Test payroll processing and validation
- Payroll system testing and training
- Test data management and security
- Training and support for payroll staff
Our dummy payroll scheme service enables safe testing and training without affecting live payroll data, supporting system implementation and staff training.
Employment Tax Codes
We manage employment tax codes, ensuring that employees are assigned correct tax codes and that tax calculations are accurate. Our employment tax code service includes:
- Tax code assignment and management
- Tax code updates and changes
- Tax code validation and verification
- Tax code queries and HMRC liaison
- Tax code reporting and analysis
Our employment tax code service ensures that employees are assigned correct tax codes and that tax calculations are accurate, avoiding over or under-taxation.
Payroll Technical Service
Our payroll technical service provides specialist advice on complex payroll and employment tax matters, helping you navigate complex legislation and ensure compliance. We understand that payroll can involve complex technical issues, and our technical service provides expert advice and support to address these challenges.
IR35 Contractors and Reviews
We provide IR35 contractor reviews and advice, helping you determine whether contractors fall within IR35 and ensuring compliance with IR35 legislation. Our IR35 service includes:
- IR35 status assessments and reviews
- IR35 compliance advice and planning
- IR35 contract reviews and recommendations
- IR35 payroll implications and processing
- IR35 dispute resolution and HMRC liaison
Our IR35 service helps you determine contractor status and ensure compliance with IR35 legislation, avoiding penalties and compliance issues.
Off-Payroll Working Rules Reviews
We provide off-payroll working rules reviews for medium and large businesses, ensuring compliance with off-payroll working legislation. Our off-payroll working rules review service includes:
- Off-payroll working status assessments
- Off-payroll working compliance reviews
- Status determination statement (SDS) preparation
- Off-payroll working payroll implications and processing
- Off-payroll working dispute resolution and HMRC liaison
Our off-payroll working rules review service helps medium and large businesses ensure compliance with off-payroll working legislation, avoiding penalties and compliance issues.
Employees vs. Self-Employed Reviews
We provide employment status reviews, helping you determine whether individuals are employees or self-employed and ensuring correct tax and National Insurance treatment. Our employment status review service includes:
- Employment status assessments and reviews
- Employment status determination and advice
- Employment status contract reviews
- Employment status payroll implications and processing
- Employment status dispute resolution and HMRC liaison
Our employment status review service helps you determine correct employment status and ensure appropriate tax and National Insurance treatment, avoiding compliance issues and penalties.
Agency Rules
We provide advice on agency rules, ensuring compliance with agency worker legislation and tax requirements. Our agency rules service includes:
- Agency worker status assessments
- Agency rules compliance advice
- Agency worker payroll processing
- Agency rules tax and National Insurance treatment
- Agency rules dispute resolution and HMRC liaison
Our agency rules service helps you ensure compliance with agency worker legislation and tax requirements, avoiding penalties and compliance issues.
Relocation to UK Preparation
We provide relocation to UK preparation services, helping businesses and individuals prepare for UK payroll and tax requirements. Our relocation to UK preparation service includes:
- UK payroll setup and registration
- UK tax and National Insurance advice
- Relocation tax planning and optimisation
- UK payroll processing and compliance
- Ongoing UK payroll support and advice
Our relocation to UK preparation service helps businesses and individuals prepare for UK payroll and tax requirements, ensuring smooth transition and compliance.
Tax Equalisation Matters
We provide tax equalisation advice and services for international assignees, ensuring fair tax treatment and compliance. Our tax equalisation service includes:
- Tax equalisation policy design and implementation
- Tax equalisation calculations and processing
- International assignee payroll processing
- Tax equalisation reporting and reconciliation
- Tax equalisation compliance and best practices
Our tax equalisation service helps ensure fair tax treatment for international assignees while maintaining compliance and minimising administrative burden.
Tips, Gratuities, Service Charges, and Tronc Arrangements
We provide specialist advice on tips, gratuities, service charges, and tronc arrangements for the hospitality and entertainment sector. Our tronc service includes:
- Tronc arrangement setup and management
- Tips and gratuities tax treatment
- Service charge tax treatment
- Tronc payroll processing and compliance
- Tronc dispute resolution and HMRC liaison
Our tronc service helps hospitality and entertainment businesses manage tips, gratuities, and service charges tax-efficiently while ensuring compliance.
Cross-Border and Dual Residence Matters
We provide advice on cross-border and dual residence payroll and tax matters, helping businesses and individuals navigate complex international tax requirements. Our cross-border service includes:
- Cross-border payroll setup and processing
- Dual residence tax advice and planning
- Double taxation treaty advice
- International assignee payroll processing
- Cross-border compliance and reporting
Our cross-border service helps businesses and individuals navigate complex international payroll and tax requirements, ensuring compliance and optimising tax outcomes.
Payroll Case Studies
Our payroll services have delivered significant value to businesses across diverse sectors, from recruitment agencies to companies facing HMRC investigations. The following case studies illustrate how our comprehensive payroll expertise has enabled businesses to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and resolve complex compliance issues.
Case Study 1: Recruitment Company Payroll
The Problem: A recruitment agency focused on the healthcare and industrial sectors was experiencing significant payroll complexity. Employee numbers fluctuated weekly, with varying pay rates and different hours worked. Holiday pay and Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) obligations added further complexity, resulting in significant internal compliance costs and operational inefficiencies.
How We Helped: We took over the client from a top 20 accountancy firm and identified operational efficiencies through our comprehensive payroll management approach. We streamlined payroll processes, automated calculations, and implemented efficient systems to handle variable employee numbers, multiple pay rates, and complex holiday pay and CIS obligations.
The Result: Costs have been reduced significantly, payroll is being processed faster, and post-processing adjustments have been almost eliminated. The client now benefits from efficient, accurate payroll processing that handles complex requirements while reducing administrative burden and compliance costs.
Case Study 2: Non-Declaration to HMRC
The Problem: A client faced a criminal investigation due to failure to declare multiple tax obligations. Payroll submissions had been missed for several years, resulting in serious compliance problems and potential criminal exposure. Consequently, HMRC declined to finalise a settlement until all payroll obligations were current, creating an urgent situation demanding immediate action.
How We Helped: We worked with HMRC Inspectors to resolve issues around taxable and non-taxable employee payments and deemed tax-paid figures, taking IR35 implications into account. We prepared comprehensive payroll submissions for the missing years, ensuring accuracy and compliance while working with HMRC to resolve the investigation.
The Result: We swiftly reduced HMRC's and the client's initial estimated payroll liabilities by over 80%, resolving the criminal investigation and enabling the client to reach a final settlement with HMRC. The client avoided criminal prosecution and significant penalties through our expert negotiation and comprehensive payroll preparation.
Why Choose Acumon for Payroll Management
250+ Companies Trust Us
We manage payrolls in-house for over 250 companies, demonstrating our capability, reliability, and expertise in managing payrolls of all sizes and complexities.
Fully Qualified CIPP Professionals
All our payroll staff are fully qualified by the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP), ensuring the highest standards of professional expertise and knowledge.
UK-Based Team
All our payroll professionals are based in the UK, ensuring quality, accessibility, and understanding of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
More Than Data Entry
We understand that payroll is more than data entry – it requires expertise, accuracy, and compliance with complex legislation. Our comprehensive service ensures that your payroll is managed correctly and efficiently.
Comprehensive Service
Our extensive range of payroll services covers all aspects of payroll management, from basic processing through to complex technical matters, ensuring that all your payroll requirements are met.
Technical Expertise
Our payroll technical service provides specialist advice on complex matters including IR35, off-payroll working, employment status, and international payroll, ensuring compliance and optimal outcomes.
Proven Results
Our case studies demonstrate our ability to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and resolve complex compliance issues, delivering tangible value to our clients.
Cost Reduction
We have helped clients reduce payroll costs significantly through operational efficiencies, faster processing, and elimination of post-processing adjustments, delivering real value.
Next Step
Get in touch with our team to streamline your payroll processing. Our experienced team of CIPP-qualified payroll professionals will provide comprehensive payroll management services tailored to your business needs, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.