Payroll Manager

Oakleaf Partnership; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Payroll Manager for a 12-month FTC in London. This hybrid role involves overseeing payroll operations across the UK and EMEA, ensuring compliance with local regulations, and leading a pivotal project to outsource payroll functions. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of payroll management experience and a strong analytical mindset to drive innovative solutions. Join a dynamic team and make a significant impact on payroll efficiency and accuracy in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in payroll management across UK & EMEA.
• Experience in payroll outsourcing or transformation projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly payrolls for UK & EMEA, ensuring compliance.
• Lead payroll strategies and collaborate with Finance and HR.

Skills

UK payroll management

EMEA payroll management

payroll outsourcing

payroll transformation project

finance background

analytical skills

communication skills

Job description

Payroll Manager - 12 month FTC - London - Hybrid - up to £80,000 per annum

Oakleaf Partnership is delighted to be exclusively partnered with a professional services company, looking for an experienced Payroll individual, on a FTC basis. This role will be responsible for the BAU of the UK & EMEA countries, alongside leading a pivotal project to outsource the payroll function from in house. This role is on a hybrid basis, based in their central London office.

The Payroll Manager will be assisting/overseeing duties such as:

• Process monthly payrolls for employees across multiple locations in the UK & EMEA regions, ensuring compliance with local regulations and legal standards
• Responsible for monthly processing and full reconciliation of the payroll, within agreed SLAs, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with legislation, internal policy, process and controls.
• Lead on payroll strategies and collaborate with Finance, HR, and other departments to ensure smooth payroll operations
• Responsible for looking at current processes, and finding solutions to ensure that they are the most efficient, automated, and accurate way of working
• Record, analyse, investigate and resolve all payroll queries and reporting to the relevant persons
• Assist in selecting and liaising with external payroll providers
• Lead the creation of a comprehensive implementation plan, from initial planning to post go-live support

Key Skills:

• Minimum of 7 years experience of UK & EMEA payroll management
• Experience with payroll outsourcing or involvement in a payroll transformation project is highly desirable.
• A background in finance is beneficial
• Analytically driven and responsible for creating innovative solutions to support the business
• Excellent communication skills

If you are interested in discussing this position in greater detail, please apply now.