Assistant Manager Payroll and Expenses UK

Abbott; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in the UK is seeking an Assistant Payroll Manager. You will facilitate multi-entity payroll operations for the UK and Ireland, ensuring compliance and efficiency. Responsibilities include managing payroll for thousands, leading a team, and contributing to payroll process improvements. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of supervisory experience in payroll and strong knowledge of UK tax law.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance

Occupational Pension Scheme

Career Development

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a supervisory or management payroll role ideally multi-site.
• Experience with expense disbursement and tax reporting is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll for UK & Ireland including expats / inpats with full statutory compliance.
• Maintain robust internal controls and audit-ready documentation.
• Lead and motivate payroll team members ensuring performance and development goals are met.

Skills

Team Player

Payroll Expertise

Technical Knowledge

Systems Skills

Communication

Flexibility & Dedication

International Exposure

Leadership

Education

Payroll Diploma or equivalent

Tools

SaaS payroll platforms

Excel (complex formulas)

PowerQuery

PowerAutomate

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION : Why Join Us

Were looking for an Assistant Payroll Manager who thrives in a collaborative friendly team environment and brings technical expertise with a flexible dedicated approach. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex multi-entity payroll across UK & Ireland supporting over 15 divisions and managing payroll for thousands of employees. If you enjoy problem-solving stakeholder engagement and delivering excellence under tight deadlines this role is for you.

About the Role

Youll assist the Country Payroll Manager in delivering a best-in-class payroll service for UK & Ireland ensuring compliance accuracy and efficiency. This role combines hands‑on payroll expertise team leadership and strategic projects including international mobility expense policy governance and system enhancements.

Youll work closely with HR Finance Tax and external advisors managing queries and driving improvements while maintaining strong internal controls. Expect plenty of cross‑functional meetings reporting responsibilities and opportunities to shape payroll processes for a dynamic growing business.

What Youll Do

• Ensure accurate and timely payroll for UK & Ireland including expats / inpats with full statutory compliance.
• Maintain robust internal controls and audit‑ready documentation.
• Support long‑term incentive processing (stock RSUs share schemes) and HMRC annual returns.
• Liaise with management and external tax advisors for smooth salary and benefits administration.
• Track internationally mobile employees and manage associated statutory reporting.
• Deliver payroll‑related presentations at inductions and employee sessions.
• Act as deputy for the Country Payroll Manager when required.
• Lead and motivate payroll team members ensuring performance and development goals are met.
• Drive system changes compliance testing and process improvements.
• Own UK & Ireland expense policy updates and act as SME for expense compliance.
• Support tax compliance projects and company initiatives.
• Collaborate on company car fleet administration and taxation.
• Oversee absence reporting systems and flexible benefits platform data provision.

What We're Looking For

• Team Player: Youll join a close‑knit supportive team strong interpersonal skills are essential.
• Payroll Expertise: Minimum 3 years in a supervisory or management payroll role ideally multi‑site.
• Technical Knowledge: Up‑to‑date UK tax law (Ireland tax law an advantage) statutory reporting and compliance.
• Systems Skills: SaaS payroll platforms strong Excel (complex formulas) PowerQuery / PowerAutomate a plus.
• Communication: Ability to explain technical payroll / tax issues clearly to all levels.
• Flexibility & Dedication: Comfortable managing multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• International Exposure: Experience with expats / inpats and mobility tracking is highly desirable.
• Leadership: Proven ability to train motivate and manage a small team.

Qualifications

• Payroll Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with expense disbursement and tax reporting is an advantage.

What We Offer

• Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay and structure Bonus as well as benefits such as
• Private Health Insurance
• Occupational Pension Scheme with an excellence contribution rate
• Bonus Target
• Life assurance
• Career Development

Growing business plus access to many more benefits

A collaborative friendly team culture with strong support and development opportunities.

Exposure to international payroll and compliance projects.

The base pay for this position is

N / A

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY :

Accounts Payable & Receivables Credit & Collection & Payroll

DIVISION :

IFO International Finance

LOCATION : United Kingdom >

Sittingbourne : Sovereign House

WORK SHIFT : Standard

TRAVEL : No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE : Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES : Not Applicable

Required Experience : Manager

Key Skills : Cement Plant,Apple,Airport Security,Capital Market,ABAP,Bid Management

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1