Interim Payroll & Benefits Manager

JGA Recruitment Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Payroll & Benefits Manager for a fixed-term contract role in Liverpool. You will oversee payroll for 950 employees and manage a small team while ensuring compliance and benefits administration. If you have a strong background in payroll and team leadership, this is an excellent opportunity with potential for permanent placement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex in-house payroll.
• Strong team leadership background.
• Immediate availability or maximum 1-week notice.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly payroll for approximately 950 employees.
• Manage a team of four.
• Handle benefits administration and statutory compliance.

Skills

Managing complex payroll

Team leadership

Statutory compliance

Benefits administration

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

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3–6 month fixed-term contract (FTC), with strong potential to become permanent

Start date: Immediate or within 1 week's notice

We are supporting a client in their search for an experienced Payroll & Benefits Manager for a short term FTC.

This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for overseeing monthly payroll for approximately 950 employees, including benefits administration, pensioner payrolls, and equity-related processes. The role manages a team of four and reports directly into the senior people leadership team.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience managing complex in-house payroll and employee benefits
• Strong team leadership background (leading a small to mid-sized team)
• Immediate availability or maximum 1-week notice
• Comfortable managing monthly payrolls, statutory compliance, and reconciliation
• Experience with Sage 50 is beneficial but not essential
• Familiarity with commission-based payroll and equity schemes is advantageous

If you feel like this is the role for you, please apply online or contact Freddy at JGA for further information.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Marketing recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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