Payroll Manager

Surya Hotels; Essex; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Earned wage access

Discounts on hotel stays

Bike to Work

Pension

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Surya Hotels is seeking a Payroll Manager to join our on-site team outside Colchester, Essex. You will work with site managers and our payroll bureau to ensure accurate, timely payroll processing across multiple sites and periods.

You’ll handle rota closures, discrepancies, and payroll queries while maintaining statutory payments and benefits. Hospitality experience and multi-site exposure are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of payroll, HR practices and employment policies.
• Understanding of SMP, SSP, SPP, pensions, Tronc, tax, live-ins, pro-rating and payroll variations.
• Experience closing and checking rotas, and previewing payroll reports for accuracy.
• Confidence in calculating estimates and explaining payroll matters clearly.
• Ideally hospitality experience or exposure to multi-site operations.
• Experience using systems such as Fourth, Sage, BambooHR, HiBob or similar.
• A proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and checking payrolls (multiple payrolls – different periods), including weekly rota closures and reconciliations.
• Cross-referencing rotas and reports, identifying discrepancies and ensuring accuracy.
• Supporting managers with resolving payroll queries.
• Coordinating Tronc/tip distribution with the Troncmaster.
• Maintaining SSP, SMP and statutory payments and records.
• Uploading payments, anomalies and expenses, including Live-In Rents and bonuses.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

HR practices

Employment policies

Tools

Fourth

Sage

BambooHR

HiBob

Job description

Can you stay calm while crunching the numbers? Do you have an eagle eye for matching hours to rotas? Ready for a role where you genuinely make a difference?

With over 550 team members, across 14 sites and a payroll of more than £10 million, accurate records and well‑managed rotas are vital to our success. We run monthly payrolls for both salaried and hourly paid teams and are now seeking a Payroll Manager to join our growing team.

You’ll work closely with Site Managers and our external payroll bureau to ensure everything runs smoothly.

This is an on‑site / in‑office role based just outside Colchester, Essex. Travel to sites will be required occasionally.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Preparing and checking payrolls (multiple payrolls – different periods), including weekly rota closures and reconciliations
• Cross‑referencing rotas and reports, identifying discrepancies and ensuring accuracy
• Supporting managers with resolving payroll queries
• Coordinating Tronc/tip distribution with the Troncmaster
• Maintaining SSP, SMP and statutory payments and records
• Uploading payments, anomalies and expenses, including Live‑In Rents and bonuses

What You’ll Bring:

• Sound knowledge of payroll, HR practices and employment policies
• Understanding of SMP, SSP, SPP, pensions, Tronc, tax, live‑ins, pro‑rating and payroll variations
• Experience closing and checking rotas, and previewing payroll reports for accuracy
• Confidence in calculating estimates and explaining payroll matters clearly
• Ideally, hospitality experience or exposure to multi‑site operations
• Experience using systems such as Fourth, Sage, BambooHR, HiBob or similar
• A proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail and process improvement

What’s in It for You:

• Support with professional development and qualifications
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• Access to earned wages in real time, plus financial and wellbeing tools
• Supermarket, retail and bus fare discounts
• Up to 50 % off hotel stays and dining across our venues
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Increasing holiday allowance
• Auto‑Enrolled Pension
• Free on‑site parking

Who We Are:

We own and operate 14 hotels and venues across Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire and Surrey, including well‑known names such as The Mill Hotel in Sudbury, Kingscliff Hotel in Holland‑on‑Sea and The George Hotel in Colchester.

As part of the Flying Trade Group, a dynamic, international business with over 2,000 team members across 13 companies, we offer stability, variety and opportunity. Our group spans industries from food manufacturing and leisure to construction and packaging.