Payroll Manager

BSW Group; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

31 days holiday per annum

Pension Scheme

MyPayRewards - Shopping discounts andV

Refer-a-friend

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

BSW Group is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the end-to-end weekly and monthly payrolls from Halbeath. You will ensure accurate, timely payments and strong service to employees and managers.

You will own payroll processes, enforce compliance with PAYE, NI and pensions, and work closely with HR and Finance to maintain data integrity. A high-volume environment and confidentiality are essential. Office-based role, full-time hours.

Qualifications

• Significant end-to-end payroll experience in a high-volume environment.
• Experience managing hourly and salaried payroll.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll laws including PAYE, NI and pensions.
• Experience with payroll and HR time systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and reconciliation skills.
• Proven experience leading and developing a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll for hourly and salaried employees.
• Oversee starters, leavers, changes, overtime, bonuses, deductions and variable pay.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and within deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with PAYE, National Insurance, pensions and payroll legislation.
• Oversee payroll reconciliations, checks and controls; resolve discrepancies.
• Manage payroll queries and provide guidance to employees, managers and stakeholders.
• Work with HR and Finance to ensure accurate payroll data.
• Produce payroll reports and support audits.
• Maintain confidentiality and secure payroll information.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

UK payroll legislation

Payroll systems

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Payroll software

HRIS

Job description

Job Title: Payroll Manager

Reporting To: Group HR Director

Hours of Work: 08:30 - 17:00, Monday - Friday

Salary: Market Rate

Location: Office Based (Halbeath)

As a Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing and directly running the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of weekly and monthly payrolls. You will take ownership of the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while maintaining a high level of service to employees, managers and key stakeholders.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you will lead the payroll function, execute payroll cycles, and ensure robust processes and controls are in place. You will ensure all payrolls are delivered in line with company policies, legislation and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll for hourly and salaried employees.
• Oversee starters, leavers, employee changes, overtime, bonuses, deductions and variable pay.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and within strict deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, pensions and other payroll legislation.
• Oversee payroll reconciliations, checks and controls and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage payroll queries and provide advice to employees, managers and stakeholders.
• Work closely with HR and Finance to ensure accurate employee and payroll data.
• Produce payroll reports and support audits when required.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure payroll information is managedsecurely

About You

You will ideally have:

• Significant experience managing end-to-end payroll within a complex or high-volume environment.
• Experience managing payroll for both hourly and salaried employees.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and workplace pensions.
• Experience managing payroll systems and HR/time management systems.
• Excellent attention to detail with strong reconciliation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience managing and developing a team.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and strict deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to work with employees and managers at all levels.
• The ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
• HR experience is highly advantageous for this role, though not strictly required

What you will receive in return:

• Competitive Salary
• 31 days holiday per annum
• Pension Scheme
• MyPayRewards- Shopping discounts and Vouchers
• Refer-a-friend
• Cycle to work scheme

Who we are:

BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to saw milling and pallets. We market 35 million saplings annually through the country's leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country. BSW operates as a collection of experts - an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive. With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.