Payroll Manager

Oakleaf; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A sports memorabilia company in Manchester is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager for a 6-month FTC. The role involves managing high-volume payroll processes, ensuring compliance with UK legislation, and delivering exceptional service. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in UK payroll, strong knowledge of payroll legislation, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working model, with office presence required four days a week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ end-to-end UK payroll experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Skilled in handling complex payroll queries.

Responsibilities

• Manage high volume payroll for UK employee population.
• Ensure payrolls are compliant and delivered on time.
• Lead Year-End payroll activities including P60s and P11Ds.

Skills

UK payroll legislation knowledge

End-to-end payroll management

Manual payroll calculation

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Oracle payroll system

Job description

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Payroll Manager – 6 month FTC – Manchester – Hybrid – up to £70,000 per annum

Oakleaf Partnership is delighted to be exclusively partnered with a sports memorabilia company, who are looking for a Payroll Manager, on a 6 month FTC basis. This role will be responsible for managing complex, high volume UK payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and exceptional service delivery. This role is on a hybrid basis consisting of 4 days per week, based in their Manchester office.

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

• Lead and manage end to end, high volume payroll processing, for UK employee population.
• Ensure all payrolls are delivered accurately, on time, and in compliance with current UK legislation and company policies.
• Conduct and review manual payroll calculations, adjustments, and corrections including complex pay
• Manage RTI (Real Time Information) submissions, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
• Oversee the processing and reconciliation of pensions, benefits, bonuses, overtime, deductions, and other variable pay elements.
• Lead the Year-End payroll activities, including P60s, P11Ds, and submission of final FPS/EPS.
• Maintain and improve payroll processes, and procedures to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all UK payroll queries, providing expert guidance and issue resolution with a high level of customer service.
• Work with external providers to resolve system issues, implement upgrades, and ensure functionality aligns with business needs.
• Support internal and external payroll audits, responding to queries and ensuring full documentation.
• Mentor and support payroll team members, fostering growth and knowledge sharing.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and automation.

Key Skills:

• Minimum of 5+ years’ end-to-end UK payroll experience, with strong end to end expertise managing UK payroll operations in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Proven knowledge of UK payroll legislation, tax codes, statutory payments, and HMRC reporting requirements.
• Skilled in manual payroll calculations and handling complex payroll queries.
• Oracle payroll system experience is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to lead payroll processing across multiple payroll cycles
• Comfortable working in a forward-facing, customer-centric role with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to meet tight deadlines.