Interim Head of Payroll — Lead Large-Scale, Flexible Role

Robertson Bell; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A national organisation is seeking an Interim Head of Payroll to take full ownership of payroll delivery across multiple organisations. This 3-month interim role offers a stable environment to lead an experienced team, ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience running large-scale payrolls, effective management capabilities, and strong knowledge of payroll systems like iTrent. This position allows for flexible working and potential for permanent appointment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Supportive culture

Strong long-term development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience running large-scale payrolls with full accountability.
• Experience managing multiple payrolls in a shared services environment.
• Strong hands-on payroll knowledge; able to run payroll if required.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll delivery across multiple payrolls.
• Lead an established payroll team.
• Act as the senior point of accountability for payroll accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Large-scale payroll management

People management

Payroll system expertise (iTrent)

Tools

iTrent

Job description

A national organisation is seeking an Interim Head of Payroll to take full ownership of payroll delivery across multiple organisations. This 3-month interim role offers a stable environment to lead an experienced team, ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance. The ideal candidate has extensive experience running large-scale payrolls, effective management capabilities, and strong knowledge of payroll systems like iTrent. This position allows for flexible working and potential for permanent appointment.