Payroll Manager

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group | B Corp™ is partnering with a large-scale UK organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager into its established in-house payroll function. You will own day-to-day payroll operations, lead a team of six and drive improvements across processes and systems.

You will oversee end-to-end UK payroll processing, stay compliant with PAYE, NI, pensions and statutory payments, and collaborate with HR, Reward, HR Systems and Finance.

Qualifications

• Significant end-to-end UK payroll experience within a sizeable, complex in-house environment.
• Proven experience managing and developing payroll teams – people leadership is a key part of this hire.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, NI, pensions and statutory payments.
• Experience working with a major payroll system; ResourceLink would be highly advantageous but isn’t essential.
• Strong systems knowledge, ideally including upgrades, testing and payroll change.
• Experience within retail or another high-volume environment would be beneficial but isn’t essential.
• A confident, hands-on approach with the ability to manage stakeholders and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of six, driving performance and accountability.
• Oversee end-to-end UK payroll processing, controls, reconciliations, BACS and third-party payments.
• Act as the escalation point for complex payroll queries and technical issues.
• Manage year-end activities including P60s, P11Ds and PSA.
• Own payroll controls, compliance and operational procedures.
• Drive process improvements, standardisation and greater efficiency across the payroll function.
• Manage payroll systems, upgrades, testing, integrations and technical change.
• Support audits, HMRC reviews and wider compliance activity.

Skills

People leadership

UK payroll expertise

Payroll systems

Stakeholder management

Change management

Tools

ResourceLink

Job description

We’re partnering with a well-known, large-scale UK organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager into its established in‑house payroll function.

This is a newly upgraded role with responsibility for the operational delivery of payroll, combining hands‑on UK payroll expertise, team leadership, systems ownership and continuous improvement.

You’ll work closely with the Head of Payroll and lead a team of six.

The role

You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day payroll operation, ensuring payroll is delivered accurately, compliantly and on time. Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, managing and developing a team of six, driving performance, accountability and capability.
• Overseeing end-to-end UK payroll processing, controls, reconciliations, BACS and third‑party payments.
• Acting as the escalation point for complex payroll queries and technical issues.
• Managing year‑end activities including P60s, P11Ds and PSA.
• Owning payroll controls, compliance and operational procedures.
• Driving process improvements, standardisation and greater efficiency across the payroll function.
• Managing payroll systems, upgrades, testing, integrations and technical change.Working closely with HR, Reward, HR Systems and Finance.
• Supporting audits, HMRC reviews and wider compliance activity.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Significant end‑to‑end UK payroll experience within a sizeable, complex in‑house environment.
• Proven experience managing and developing payroll teams – people leadership is a key part of this hire.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, NI, pensions and statutory payments.
• Experience working with a major payroll system; ResourceLink would be highly advantageous but isn’t essential.
• Strong systems knowledge, ideally including upgrades, testing and payroll change.
• Experience within retail or another high‑volume environment would be beneficial but isn’t essential.
• A confident, hands‑on approach with the ability to manage stakeholders and improve processes.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of 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.

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