Payroll Manager

Michael Page (UK); Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial services sector is seeking a Payroll Manager to lead payroll processing for a diverse workforce. This role requires extensive payroll experience and team management skills, with a focus on compliance and operational excellence. The successful candidate can expect a competitive salary and a structured work environment, along with the flexibility of two days home working.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Fixed term position for 12 months

Holiday leave entitlement

Structured work environment

2 days home working

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in payroll administration and support at an expertise level.
• Experience managing large complex payrolls and teams.
• Demonstrable success in driving change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Processing payroll for all employee types and calculating contributions.
• Administering payroll records and troubleshooting queries.
• Managing compliance-related filings and liaising with tax authorities.

Skills

Payroll administration

Team management

Decision making

Influence and negotiation

Process improvement

Job description

• Exciting opportunity within the Financial Services sector
• Offering 2 days home working

About Our Client

This opportunity is within a well-known business in the financial services sector, and my client provide a wide range of financial products and services to both individuals and businesses, with a strong focus on innovation and digital banking. The company operates as part of a medium-sized team within its payroll function which is split across two different countries.

Job Description

The Payroll Manager's duties will include but are not limited to:

• Processing of payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, calculating tax and other contributions, withholding, and paying out as appropriate.
• Employee payroll record administration and troubleshooting.
• Guidance and support to employees on all payroll matters, including queries related to calculations of salaries and wages, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.
• Compliance related statutory filings including the management of the reply to Government institution notices related to all Statutory obligations.
• Payroll statutory reporting and filing including liaison with relevant local tax authorities.

The Successful Applicant

• Extensive experience of payroll administration and support, with experience at expertise level.
• Worked on large sized complex payrolls and managed a team
• Decision making that takes accountability of policy, legislation, operational performance and the wider team deliverables.
• Influence and negotiate at senior management level.
• Maturity and experience of handling complex and challenging situations.
• Evaluating and implementing/or rejecting proposed operational change.
• Proven and demonstrable success at driving process and procedural change initiative's from conception, design to implementation.

What's on Offer

The successful candidate can expect:

• A competitive salary c£60,000 (doe)
• A fixed term position from 12 months within the financial services industry.
• Holiday leave entitlement and other additional benefits
• Offering 2 days home working
• A professional and structured work environment in Northampton