Payroll Manager

Newstone Talent Solutions Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Newstone Talent Solutions Limited in London is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead the UK payroll function on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will own the end-to-end UK monthly payroll, supervising a team of five payroll specialists and coordinating with Finance, HR, Reward and IT.

Key duties include managing payroll for 3,000+ employees across seven pay groups, ensuring accuracy and on-time processing, maintaining compliance with payroll legislation, pension auto‑enrolment, and statutory

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing end-to-end payroll in a large corporate environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, taxation, pensions and compliance.
• Proven ability to lead payroll transformation, system implementation or process improvements.
• Experience developing a payroll team.
• Strong stakeholder management, able to influence at senior level.
• Excellent analytical skills, with focus on accuracy and controls.
• A CIPP qualification or equivalent professional payroll qualification.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end UK monthly payroll ownership for 3,000+ employees across seven pay groups.
• Lead a team of five payroll specialists and collaborate with Finance, HR, Reward and IT.
• Ensure payroll processing is accurate, timely and compliant with legislation and internal policies.
• Manage payroll controls, governance, audit requirements and statutory reporting.
• Oversee pension auto-enrolment, deductions, and remuneration reviews.
• Act as business lead for payroll systems (SAP and Workday) and drive improvements.
• Maintain relationships with external providers and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and support the payroll team to meet deadlines and service standards.

Skills

Payroll leadership

UK payroll

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Team leadership

Payroll reconciliations

Education

CIPP qualification

Tools

SAP Payroll

Workday

Job description

Payroll Manager (FTC)

£80,000 to £90,000

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

London | Hybrid Working

An established, high profile professional services business is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead its UK payroll function on a 12 month fixed term contract.

This is a senior position with responsibility for overseeing a complex, high volume payroll operation, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining robust controls, compliance and operational efficiency.

The Role:

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will take full ownership of the end to end UK monthly payroll, leading a team of five payroll specialists and working closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, HR, Reward and IT.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the end to end UK monthly payroll for over 3,000 employees across seven pay groups, ensuring accurate and timely processing.


• Leading monthly payroll reconciliations, validation checks, exception reporting and payment processes.


• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, tax regulations, pension requirements and internal policies.


• Managing payroll controls, governance, audit requirements and statutory reporting.


• Overseeing pension auto enrolment, statutory deductions, bonus payments and annual remuneration reviews.


• Acting as the business lead for payroll systems, including SAP and Workday, ensuring effective utilisation and compliant processes.


• Driving process improvement, automation and reporting enhancements to improve payroll accuracy and efficiency.


• Managing relationships with external providers, software vendors and internal stakeholders.


• Leading, developing and supporting the payroll team, ensuring deadlines and service standards are consistently met.

About You:

You will have significant experience managing end to end payroll within a medium to large corporate environment, ideally within a complex, multi stakeholder organisation.

You will also demonstrate:

• Strong practical experience with SAP Payroll and Workday, or equivalent enterprise payroll and HR systems.


• A thorough understanding of UK payroll legislation, taxation, pensions, benefits and compliance.


• Experience leading payroll transformation, system implementation or process improvement initiatives.


• Proven ability to manage and develop a payroll team.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at senior level.


• Excellent analytical skills, with a strong focus on accuracy, controls and continuous improvement.


• A current CIPP qualification or equivalent professional payroll qualification.

What's on Offer:

• Salary of £80,000 to £90,000.


• 12 month fixed term contract.


• Senior payroll leadership role within a large, established business.


• Opportunity to lead a sizeable payroll operation and drive process and systems improvements.


• Hybrid working, with dynamic working arrangements available.