Payroll Manager

Policy Expert; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Policy Expert - Payroll Manager

We're on a mission to make: The most successful insurance disruptor people want to stay with for life

Are you ready to transform the insurance industry with innovative technology? At Policy Expert, we are on a mission to revolutionize Home, Pet, and Motor insurance, making it clear, fair, and great value for customers. Since our inception in 2011, our breakthrough thinking and proprietary tech have won us over 1.5 million customers and the title of the UK's No.1-rated home insurance provider for 9 years.

Your Responsibilities

As our Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and managing payroll-related projects, ensuring that strategic payroll initiatives are successfully executed across the organisation. You will be working on projects such as Pensions, PSA, Gender Pay Gap, and more. This is a highly collaborative role, where you will be maintaining compliance and streamlining payroll procedures for efficiency.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage group-wide payroll projects
• Partner with internal teams to ensure alignment and compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and industry standards
• Oversee the execution of payroll strategies for the organisation, ensuring payroll consistency, accuracy, and timelines across all three offices
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and legal teams to ensure seamless integration of payroll-related processes, policies, and systems
• Monitor changes to payroll regulations and legislation to ensure the organisation stays compliant in all regions
• Provide strategic insight and guidance on payroll-related matters to the Chief People Officer and other senior leadership
• Lead efforts in the preparation and submission of annual gender pay gap reports and other required government filings
• Manage relationships with third-party payroll providers and other external stakeholders as required
• Analyse payroll data to identify opportunities for optimisation and cost-efficiency, providing solutions that align with the company's strategic goals
• Auditing the payroll to make sure it satisfies all government regulations
• Developing and leading the refining of payroll procedures
• Responsible for filing P45s, P60s, P11Ds
• Contractor timesheets and filing

Who are you:

• Proven experience in managing payroll projects, ideally in a group-wide or multinational setting
• Strong knowledge of UK and international payroll regulations, pensions, PSA's, and gender pay gap reporting
• Exceptional attention to detail and a strong ability to analyse complex payroll data
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and senior leadership
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset, with a track record of driving change and improvements
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with payroll systems and the integration of payroll technologies is an advantage
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional certification in payroll or related fields is desirable

Benefits:

This role will be based in our London office in a 50/50 Hybrid mode.

Generous Pension contribution scheme

Private medical & Dental cover

Learning budget of £1,000 a year + Study leave (with encouragement to use it)

Enhanced maternity & paternity

Travel season ticket loan

Access to a wide selection of London O2 events and use of a Private Lounge

Employee Wellbeing Programme

What We Stand for and Next Steps

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer. We treat all applications equally and recruit based solely on an individual's skills, knowledge, and experience. The quality and growing diversity of our team is a testament to this commitment.

At Policy Expert, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the interview process to accommodate your needs, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are dedicated to ensuring every candidate has an equal opportunity to succeed and will work with you to provide the necessary support.

We aim to be in touch within 14 working days of your application - you will be notified if successful or unsuccessful. Please be encouraged to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements.