Interim Payroll Manager (Workday specialist)

Hitchenor Wakeford Limited; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organisation in the Greater Manchester area is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll processing within a high-performing team. The ideal candidate will possess hands-on Workday payroll expertise and strong technical payroll knowledge, ensuring accuracy and compliance. This role demands leadership, collaboration with HR and Finance, and a proactive approach to drive continuous improvement in payroll operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating at Payroll Manager level.
• Must have hands-on Workday payroll experience (not just end-user).
• Comfortable working in a lean team with a hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage and process end-to-end payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Act as the Workday payroll subject matter expert across the business.
• Lead on payroll troubleshooting, configuration, and process improvements.

Skills

Workday payroll expertise

Strong technical payroll knowledge

Excellent accuracy

Problem-solving skills

Strong communication

Tools

Workday

Job description

HWFinanceispartneringwithaleadingorganisationinLeedswhoarelookingtoappointanexperiencedPayrollManagertojointheirestablishedHR&Financefunction.Thisisakeyrolewithinalean,high-performingteam,andwillsuitsomeonewhohasoperatedatmanagerlevelwhileremaininghands-onwithpayrollprocessing.

TheRole

Youwilltakeownershipoftheend-to-endpayrollprocess,ensuringaccurate,timelydeliveryacrossamulti-entityenvironment.Theorganisationiscontinuingtoenhanceandstreamlineitssystems,sostrongWorkdaypayrollcapabilityisessential.

KeyResponsibilities

• Manageandprocessend-to-endpayroll,ensuringaccuracyandcompliance
• ActastheWorkdaypayrollsubjectmatterexpertacrossthebusiness
• Leadonpayrolltroubleshooting,configuration,andprocessimprovements
• CollaboratecloselywithHR,Finance,andsystemsteams
• Overseepayrollcontrols,reconciliations,andreporting
• Supportauditrequirementsandlegislativecompliance
• Drivecontinuousimprovementacrosspayrolloperations

AboutYou

• ProvenexperienceoperatingatPayrollManagerlevel
• MUSThavehands-onWorkdaypayrollexperience (notjustend-user)
• Strongtechnicalpayrollknowledge(HMRC,statutorypayments,pensions,etc.)
• Comfortableworkinginaleanteamwithahands-onapproach
• Excellentaccuracy,organisation,andproblem-solvingskills
• Strongcommunicatorabletopartnercross-functionally

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