Payroll Manager

MCS Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Recognition awards

External training support

Job summary

MCS Group is partnering with a professional services organisation in Belfast to recruit a Payroll Manager for a full-time, permanent role. The position offers hybrid/flexible working with 3 days in the office and a base salary in the £50-60k range plus extensive benefits.

The Payroll Manager will lead weekly and monthly payroll cycles, guide payroll team leaders, handle technical queries, and drive reporting, automation, and system improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong payroll knowledge
• Significant payroll leadership or management experience
• Background in practice/industry or bureau
• Strong IT skills

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan and oversee the weekly and monthly payroll cycles
• Provide clear direction to payroll team leaders on priorities, deadlines and service expectations
• Act as an escalation point for technical payroll queries
• Drive improvements in payroll reporting, automation and system utilisation
• Support data migration and payroll implementation
• Other duties as outlined in the full job description.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Payroll cycles

Technical payroll

IT proficiency

Job description

Payroll Manager - Belfast

MCS Group is partnering with a professional services organisation to recruit a Payroll Manager to join their expanding finance team in Belfast on a full time, permanent basis.

The Rewards:

As the successful Payroll Manager, you will receive:

• £50-60k base salary + extensive benefits
• Hybrid/flexible working (3 days office based)
• Recognition awards
• External training support

The Role:

Reporting directly to the Head of Payroll, Payroll Manager will be responsible for:

• Lead, plan and oversee the weekly and monthly payroll cycles
• Provide clear direction to payroll team leaders on priorities, deadlines and service expectations
• Act as an escalation point for technical payroll queries
• Drive improvements in payroll reporting, automation and system utilisation
• Support data migration and payroll implementation
• Other duties as outlined in the full job description.

The Person:

The successful Payroll Manager will meet the following criteria:

• Strong payroll knowledge
• Significant payroll leadership or management experience
• Background in practice/ industry or bureau
• Strong IT skills.