The Accountants’ Payroll Partner
A safer, simpler way to offer payroll services to your clients, without the risk, stress or admin
Payroll is one of the most time-sensitive, regulation-heavy services an accountancy firm can touch. For many firms, the risk simply outweighs the reward. Balance Payroll removes that pressure entirely.
Partner with us to offer a complete service to clients without taking on the operational burden, legislative risk, or constant interruptions that payroll creates. Whether you don’t offer payroll at all, or you’re questioning whether it still makes sense to keep it in-house, we give you a flexible, compliant alternative.
Why a payroll partner just makes sense
Reduce risk without losing control
Payroll legislation changes constantly. Errors are costly, deadlines are unforgiving, and responsibility ultimately lands with the firm. Payroll is all we do. We stay ahead of legislative changes, auto-enrolment rules, benefits in kind, and sector-specific payroll issues.
What does this mean for you? Fewer administrative headaches and less time spent firefighting payroll issues.
Free up time for higher-value work
Payroll is admin-heavy, interruption-driven, highly technical and without volume, it’s rarely profitable for a smaller accountancy firm.
Outsourcing allows your team to give more of their attention to core, profitable, accountancy services like advisory, compliance, and growth. Meanwhile, we handle the day-to-day payroll processing and deal directly with the client to answer any queries.
Remove dependency on one person
Smaller firms often rely on a single payroll specialist. Holidays, sickness, or staff changes can instantly become a risk to clients’ being paid on time.
When you partner with us, you get instant access to an entire team dedicated to payroll. This ensures continuity of service whatever time of year.
No payroll queries landing on your desk
We handle all payroll queries from your clients, including time-critical and compliance-related questions. This removes the risk of incorrect advice being given in pressured situations.
You stay focused on growing your firm. Payroll queries go directly to us.
We’re a payroll service built to remove friction
BACS Approved Bureau
We can organise payments directly from your client’s bank account, which is a service many accountants cannot offer internally.
Fully compliant
- Anti-money laundering compliant
- GDPR compliant
- Comprehensive Professional Indemnity Insurance in place
You’re not exposing your firm to unnecessary regulatory or insurance risk.
Accreditations and Awards
Balance Payroll offer high level expertise combined with a high level of service as demonstrated by our numerous accreditations and partners including Cyber Essentials Certification, Bacs Approved Bureau and CIPP Accreditation.
Industry-specific payroll expertise
Not all payroll runs are the same. We understand sector-specific complexities across:
- GP practices
- Hospitality
- Sales organisations
- Benefits in kind and tax-sensitive arrangements
That depth of knowledge matters, especially when HMRC scrutiny is involved.
No contracts. No lock-ins. No setup fees.
- No minimum term
- No setup fees
- Quick, straightforward onboarding
Clients stay because the service works, not because they’re trapped in a contract.
Cost-effective by design
Outsourcing payroll often means:
- No in-house payroll software subscriptions
- Reduced training and staffing costs
- Potential reduction in Professional Indemnity Insurance exposure (subject to insurer)
For many firms, it’s simply a more commercially sensible model.
Reports when you need them
As your client’s accountant, you still get what you need.
We provide all relevant payroll reports to support:
- Accounts preparation
- Year-end processes
- Ongoing compliance
No chasing and no reporting gaps.
Balance Payroll – a payroll bureau built for accountants
Flexible
We’re not just a processing centre. We provide payroll advice and guidance, and adapt to how your firm works.
Personable
Small enough to build real professional relationships. Large enough to guarantee uninterrupted service.
Accessible
Your clients speak to real people. We answer phones and emails ourselves. We don’t use chatbots or ticket systems.
A UK Firm
Our head office is based in Tring, Hertfordshire, and we work closely with UK businesses nationwide.
Let’s make payroll the easiest part of your service offering
If payroll is becoming a distraction, a risk, or simply not worth the return, then we should talk. Speak to Balance Payroll about outsourcing payroll for your clients
Balance have looked after our payroll
since the charity began in 2001. Their attention to detail is fantastic and they are endlessly helpful with any problems we ask them about. It has been great to work with them.
Marc Ennals – T-Base
Balance Payroll has provided us with payroll services for 8 years now taking all the payroll headaches away from us especially as our payroll is complicated with varying staffing levels, some with overtime some with bonuses etc. They are extremely efficient and nothing is too much trouble for them. All in all a very good balance for us all.
Sharne Smith – Mediafleet
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