Hybrid Payroll Lead — Guide 1,800 Colleagues in Care

Cornerstone; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cornerstone is seeking an experienced Payroll Lead to shape and oversee our end-to-end payroll and pension service across multiple sites in Scotland. You will lead Payroll Business Partners, Specialists and Officers, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely payroll across around 1,800 colleagues.

You will balance strategic oversight with hands-on leadership, improving controls, data quality and system processes while advising stakeholders and managing sensitive information with discretion.

Qualifikationen

• Significant experience of managing or leading an end-to-end payroll and pension service within a large or complex organisation.
• Current and detailed knowledge of PAYE, RTI, National Insurance, statutory payments, pension administration and automatic enrolment.
• Degree-level qualification, CIPP/IPPM qualification or equivalent extensive experience in a senior payroll leadership role.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills, including experience of coaching, developing and motivating payroll colleagues.
• Experience of payroll reconciliations, journals, financial controls, month-end and year-end reporting.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel and payroll data-analysis skills.
• Ability to interpret legislation and translate complex requirements into effective processes, controls and practical guidance.
• Strong risk management, problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience of improving payroll systems, processes, data quality and service performance.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with integrity and discretion.

Aufgaben

• Lead the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of monthly payroll and pension services.
• Lead, support and develop the Payroll Team, creating a positive, accountable and customer-focused environment.
• Review and approve payroll before final submission, ensuring appropriate checks, reconciliations and authorisations are completed.
• Maintain effective payroll controls, segregation of duties and clear audit trails.
• Oversee statutory submissions, pension administration, payroll reconciliations, journals, month-end reporting and year-end activities.
• Ensure compliance with payroll, tax, employment, pension and data protection requirements.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and ensure changes are effectively implemented.
• Produce clear payroll analysis and management information for Finance, People and senior leaders.
• Use data to identify trends, exceptions and emerging risks and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead the development and improvement of payroll systems, processes, controls and data quality.
• Provide professional advice and constructive challenge on complex payroll matters.
• Build effective relationships with HMRC, pension providers, auditors, advisers and payroll system providers.
• Represent payroll in relevant organisational meetings, projects and working groups.

Kenntnisse

End-to-end payroll

Payroll leadership

PAYE RTI NI knowledge

Advanced Excel

Ausbildung

Degree-level qualification

CIPP/IPPM qualification

Tools

Access Select Pay

Jobbeschreibung

Cornerstone is seeking an experienced Payroll Lead to shape and oversee our end-to-end payroll and pension service across multiple sites in Scotland. You will lead Payroll Business Partners, Specialists and Officers, ensuring accurate, compliant and timely payroll across around 1,800 colleagues.

You will balance strategic oversight with hands-on leadership, improving controls, data quality and system processes while advising stakeholders and managing sensitive information with discretion.