Payroll Manager

Smart10Ltd; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing recruitment consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the payroll function. The role entails overseeing payroll operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance, and fostering a positive team culture. Ideal candidates should have experience within an umbrella or payroll provider setting. Essential skills include leadership, attention to detail, and efficient process management. Competitive salary between £42,000 and £45,000 and various benefits are offered.

Benefits

22 days holiday

Private healthcare

5% pension

Subsidized restaurant

Gym

Deli

Qualifications

• Confident managing high volume payroll - 5000 plus across the team.
• Demonstrating the ability to lead, guide and coach a team.
• Impeccable attention to detail and highly organised.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the day-to-day payroll operation.
• Manage payroll deadlines and workflows.
• Review and improve payroll processes for accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with current legislation.

Skills

Experience in Umbrella or payroll provider

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Title: Payroll Manager

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000

Benefits: 22 days holiday, private healthcare, 5% pension, subsidized restaurant, gym, deli

Location: Potters Bar

Hours: Mon-Fri 9.00am - 5.30pm

MUST HAVE - Experience in Umbrella or payroll provider

What you want to know about this employer

Fast growing commercial contractor focused on compliance and risk management.

Extremely well organised structured business with a professional yet very down to earth culture.

Purpose of role

The purpose of this role is to lead and oversee the payroll function, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery while driving high service standards, team performance, and continuous process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the day-to-day payroll operation, ensuring all schedules, queries, and payments are processed accurately and on time
• Act as the escalation point for complex payroll matters, including bank allocations, advances, pensions, and formal complaints
• Manage payroll deadlines and workflows, working closely with Sales and Onboarding to support new client implementation
• Maintain clear communication with internal stakeholders and clients, proactively managing issues and expectations
• Review and improve payroll processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and compliance, liaising with software providers where required
• Ensure payroll processes remain fully compliant with current legislation and industry best practice
• Monitor team performance, attendance, and workload, providing regular feedback and reporting to senior management
• Lead training and development for the payroll team, supporting both new starters and ongoing technical development
• Champion high service standards, professionalism, and a positive team culture
• Deliver payroll-related projects, including system implementations, audits, and maintaining up-to-date procedure documentation

Attributes

• Confident managing high volume payroll - 5000 plus across the team
• Experience working for a payroll provider or Umbrella will be highly beneficial
• Demonstrating the ability to lead, guide and coach a team
• Effectively distributing work loads
• Reviewing existing workflows, enhancing processes and compliance
• Impeccable attention to detail and highly organised

Smart10 is a multi-award-winning specialist recruitment consultancy focused on the supply of temporary, contract and permanent placements across a select group of business sectors. Smart10’s Privacy.