Head of Payroll

Pilgrims Europe; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the payroll domain is seeking a Head of Payroll responsible for overseeing all payroll activities in the UK and Ireland. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing payroll operations for large organizations and strong knowledge of payroll legislation. Key responsibilities include leading a team to ensure timely payroll delivery and compliance with legal reporting requirements. This role offers an opportunity to enhance systems and processes, supporting a proactive payroll team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing payroll operations, especially in a large organization.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting payroll system improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage payroll operations for UK and Ireland.
• Ensuring timely and accurate payroll delivery.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and reporting requirements.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Knowledge of payroll legislation

Job description

Job Description

We're Hiring : Head of Payroll

Location : Rushmere, Craigavon, Northern Ireland

Purpose

A strategic payroll leader who will hold overall responsibility and accountability for all Pilgrims Europe payroll activities in UK and Ireland.

The successful candidate will have strong leadership and team management skills, excellent communication and stakeholder management, and a proactive, hands-on approach with a passion for improving systems and processes. They will support and develop payroll team members.

They should have extensive experience managing payroll operations in a complex organisation of at least [5,000 people] with strong knowledge on payroll legislation, pensions, statutory reporting, compliance, and best practice.

The Head of Payroll will support and enable the HRS E2E project delivery in close collaboration with the HR systems team and People Services

Key Responsibilities\Measures of Success

• Lead and manage payroll operations ensuring timely and accurate delivery of all payrolls for Pilgrims Europe in UK and Ireland.
• Ensure delivery of a high quality, customer focused and cost competitive service to the wider business in accordance with agreed Service Level Agreements.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and reporting requirements.

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