Payroll Manager

Leena Mehta T/A Talent Analytix; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Workplace pension

Private healthcare

Ongoing professional development

Career progression

Job summary

Talent Analytix in London is seeking an experienced Payroll Senior Manager to lead and grow the UK payroll function for a fast-growing professional services group.

You will manage day-to-day payroll operations, oversee a team and drive accurate, compliant delivery across multiple clients while developing strong client relationships and exploring growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing UK payroll within an accountancy practice, bureau or outsourced payroll environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK payroll legislation.
• Experience managing high-volume and multiple-client payrolls.
• Strong knowledge of pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Leadership experience of a payroll team.
• Experience managing client relationships at a senior level.
• Experience with payroll systems, including BrightPay, PayCircle, Employment Hero / KeyPay or similar.
• Experience implementing controls and improving payroll processes.
• Experience onboarding and migrating payroll clients.
• Comfort interacting with HMRC, pension providers and external bodies.
• Strong commercial awareness and payroll profitability understanding.
• Ability to identify business development and growth opportunities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisation, planning and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage weekly, monthly and annual UK payrolls across varied client portfolio.
• Oversee starters, leavers, SSP, SMP, SPP and other payroll obligations.
• Lead and develop UK and offshore payroll team members.
• Review payroll output for accuracy, compliance and on-time delivery.
• Manage new client onboarding and payroll implementation.
• Establish controls, review procedures and processes.
• Manage client SLAs and ensure high service standards.
• Oversee workplace pension schemes and auto-enrolment.
• Liaise with HMRC and pension providers.
• Manage payroll migrations, system implementations and transformation projects.
• Develop relationships with clients, directors and internal teams.
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell and expand services.
• Ensure clients are billed promptly and accurately.
• Take commercial responsibility for payroll performance and growth.
• Stay up-to-date with payroll legislation and tech developments.
• Develop and improve payroll systems, processes and efficiencies.

Skills

Senior payroll leadership

UK payroll knowledge

Client relationship management

Commercial awareness

Payroll accuracy and governance

Team development and mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Business development mindset

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

BrightPay

PayCircle

Employment Hero

KeyPay

Job description

Payroll Senior Manager

Location: London / North West London

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Sector: Accountancy Practice / Professional Services

An ambitious and rapidly growing Chartered Accountancy and outsourcing group is looking for an experienced Payroll Senior Manager to lead, develop and grow its UK payroll function.

This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for an experienced payroll professional who can combine strong technical knowledge with team management, client service and commercial responsibility.

The successful candidate will already be managing a payroll team and will have extensive experience delivering accurate UK payroll services across a varied client portfolio.

The Role

You will take responsibility for the day-to-day management and continued development of the payroll function, including:

• Managing weekly, monthly and annual UK payrolls across a varied client portfolio.
• Overseeing starters, leavers, SSP, SMP, SPP and other statutory payroll requirements.
• Leading and developing both UK and offshore payroll team members.
• Reviewing payroll output to ensure accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.
• Managing new client onboarding and payroll implementation.
• Establishing effective controls, review procedures and processes.
• Managing client SLAs and ensuring consistently high service standards.
• Overseeing workplace pension schemes and auto-enrolment requirements.
• Liaising with HMRC, pension providers and other statutory bodies.
• Managing payroll migrations, system implementations and transformation projects.
• Developing strong relationships with clients, directors and internal teams.
• Identifying opportunities to cross-sell and expand services to existing clients.
• Ensuring clients are billed promptly and accurately.
• Taking commercial responsibility for the performance and growth of the payroll service.
• Keeping up to date with payroll legislation and technical developments.
• Developing and improving payroll systems, processes and efficiencies.

About You

We are looking for an established payroll professional with:

• Significant experience managing UK payroll within an accountancy practice, bureau or outsourced payroll environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK payroll legislation.
• Experience managing high-volume and multiple-client payrolls.
• Strong knowledge of pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Previous experience leading and developing a payroll team.
• Experience managing client relationships at a senior level.
• Strong payroll systems knowledge, ideally including BrightPay, PayCircle, Employment Hero / KeyPay or similar.
• Experience implementing controls and improving payroll processes.
• Experience onboarding and migrating payroll clients.
• Confidence dealing with HMRC, pension providers and other external bodies.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of payroll profitability.
• The ability to identify business development and growth opportunities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisation, planning and attention to detail.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-growth professional services business with ambitious expansion plans.

You will have genuine responsibility for shaping and growing the payroll offering, with significant exposure to senior leadership and clients from day one.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Workplace pension.
• Private healthcare.
• Ongoing professional development.
• Significant career progression within a growing business.

This role may suit candidates currently working as a Payroll Senior Manager, Payroll Manager, Senior Payroll Manager, Payroll Bureau Manager, Head of Payroll, Payroll Operations Manager or Client Payroll Manager.

If you are an experienced payroll leader looking for greater responsibility, commercial exposure and the opportunity to develop a growing payroll function, we would be keen to hear from you.