Payroll Manager

Huntress; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job description

Payroll Manager

Location: West Norwood (SE London) - Hybrid, two days office based - 9am to 5.30pm

Hourly rate: £26.66ph - £28.20ph

Start date: 12th October 2026

Charity | Care Sector Payroll | Temporary (PAYE)

Our client, a charity delivering care and support services, is looking for a hands-on, safe pair of hands to take full, sole ownership of payroll: an experienced Payroll Manager with genuine, demonstrable care sector payroll experience.

What you'll need

• Strong, hands-on payroll management experience within the care sector - essential
• Sage payroll software experience - essential
• CIPP qualified preferred - exceptional care sector experience without CIPP will still be considered
• Confident working sole-charge, with no payroll team around you
• Sona rostering system exposure desirable - you'll work closely with the Rostering Lead to ensure hours translate accurately into pay
• Immediately available to interview and start

Care sector payroll complexities you’ll need to know

• Multiple terms and conditions of employment
• Relief workers and variable hours
• Overtime and sleep-in payments
• Sickness and absence management
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Group Life Insurance
• Monthly payroll processing and compliance requirements

The role

• Full ownership of payroll, start to finish, for a care sector workforce
• Reports to the HR Director and works closely with HR Leads & Rostering Lead
• Temporary, PAYE
• Handover from 12 October - current postholder leaves 21 October
• West Norwood - office-based 2 days/week - 9am to 5.30pm with 30min lunch - 37.5hr week

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.