Interim Payroll & Benefits Manager

JR United Kingdom; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks an experienced Interim Payroll & Benefits Manager for a hybrid role in Reading. The position involves overseeing payroll for 950 employees and leading a small team. Ideal candidates should possess strong payroll management experiences and immediate availability. This role offers a 3-6 month fixed-term contract with a possibility of permanence.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex in-house payroll.
• Strong team leadership background with a small to mid-sized team.
• Experience with statutory compliance and payroll reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing monthly payroll for approximately 950 employees.
• Managing a team of four payroll professionals.
• Ensuring compliance with payroll regulations and reconciliation.

Skills

Team Leadership

Payroll Management

Benefits Administration

Statutory Compliance

Job description

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Client:

JGA Recruitment Group

Location:

reading, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Hybrid: Liverpool (3 days/week)

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.