Payroll Manager

Athwal Resourcing Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Athwal Resourcing Limited is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager for a 12-month fixed-term contract with a large service provider. You will oversee end-to-end payroll for ~2,000 staff, lead a four-strong payroll team and ensure on-time, accurate pay while managing RTI, pensions and HMRC compliance.

Based in Leicestershire with hybrid working (one day on-site per week), you will review processes, tighten controls, and implement improvements to payroll systems and reporting in a changing

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Payroll Manager or senior payroll lead.
• Hands-on Sage 50 Payroll experience (essential).
• Experience of leading and developing a payroll team.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, RTI, pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Calm, organised approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Process improvement and high-volume, multi-site payroll experience would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll for around 2,000 employees
• Leading and developing a team of four
• Starters, leavers, employee changes and payroll queries
• Pensions, auto-enrolment and HMRC/RTI compliance
• Payroll controls, reconciliations and reporting
• Getting the best from Sage 50 Payroll and recommending improvements

Skills

Payroll leadership

Sage 50 Payroll

UK payroll regulations

Attention to detail

Team development

Tools

Sage 50 Payroll

Job description

Is your strength keeping a large payroll steady while you make it better?

I'm supporting a large and growing service provider, employing around 2,000 people, in appointing an experienced Payroll Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract.

Your first priority is continuity: everyone paid correctly and on time, every pay day. Once that is secure, you'll look closely at how payroll works today and lead practical improvements to its systems, processes and controls. You'll report into Finance and lead a payroll team of four, in an organisation going through positive change under a new leadership team.

The 12 months at a glance

• Stabilise - take ownership of payroll and secure accurate, on-time pay
• Strengthen - tighten controls and reconciliations; build the team's confidence and capability
• Improve - identify where systems and processes can work better and make clear recommendations to senior leaders

What you'll be responsible for

• End-to-end payroll for around 2,000 employees
• Leading and developing a team of four
• Starters, leavers, employee changes and payroll queries
• Pensions, auto-enrolment and HMRC/RTI compliance
• Payroll controls, reconciliations and reporting
• Getting the best from Sage 50 Payroll and recommending improvements

What you'll bring

• Proven experience as a Payroll Manager or senior payroll lead, running a large payroll end to end
• Hands-on Sage 50 Payroll experience (essential)
• Experience of leading and developing a payroll team
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, RTI, pensions and auto-enrolment
• A calm, organised approach and excellent attention to detail
• Process improvement and high-volume, multi-site or shift-based payroll experience would be an advantage

The package

• 12-month fixed term contract, employed directly by our client
• Hybrid, with one day a week on site in Leicestershire
• ASAP start