Payroll Manager

Sharp Consultancy; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy and ownership

Develop payroll function

Growing business

Job summary

Sharp Consultancy in Sheffield is seeking an experienced Standalone Payroll Manager to own the end-to-end payroll function. The role offers autonomy and the opportunity to make a real impact in a growing business.

You will manage monthly payroll, ensure HMRC compliance, and deliver accurate payroll data to stakeholders while driving process improvements. The ideal candidate has strong UK payroll knowledge and can work independently.

Qualifications

• Solid experience managing payroll independently.
• Experience in standalone or highly autonomous payroll roles.
• Excellent knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage priorities.
• Excellent communication skills with employees and senior stakeholders.
• Proactive in identifying improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full end-to-end payroll process from start to finish.
• Own monthly payroll and ensure timely, accurate payments.
• Handle payroll legislation, statutory payments, deductions and reporting.
• Ensure HMRC and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain payroll records and resolve queries efficiently.
• Manage starters, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, benefits.
• Produce payroll reports for stakeholders.
• Support payroll projects and process improvements.
• Act as main contact for payroll queries.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Standalone/autonomous payroll

UK payroll legislation

Attention to detail

Deadline management

Communication with employees & Stakeh

Process improvement

Job description

Job description

A growing and successful business based in Sheffield is looking to appoint an experienced Standalone Payroll Manager to take ownership of its payroll function.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys working autonomously and is looking for a role where they can make a real impact within a growing organisation.

As the Standalone Payroll Manager, you will have full responsibility for the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations.

The Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the full end-to-end payroll process from start to finish.
• Taking ownership of monthly payroll, ensuring accurate and timely payments.
• Managing payroll legislation, statutory payments, deductions and reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with HMRC and other relevant regulatory requirements.
• Maintaining accurate payroll records and resolving payroll queries efficiently.
• Managing starters, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, benefits and other payroll adjustments.
• Producing payroll reports and providing accurate information to key stakeholders.
• Supporting with payroll-related projects and process improvements as the business continues to grow.
• Acting as the key point of contact for all payroll queries across the organisation.

About You

The successful candidate will have solid experience managing payroll independently and will be comfortable taking full ownership of the function.

You will ideally have:

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience.
• Experience working in a standalone or highly autonomous payroll position.
• Excellent knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach.
• The ability to work to tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to deal with employees and senior stakeholders.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve payroll processes.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £50,000
• Full-time, permanent position
• Opportunity to join a growing and successful business
• A high level of autonomy and ownership
• The opportunity to develop and improve the payroll function
• A varied role with genuine responsibility and visibility across the business

If you're an experienced payroll professional looking for your next challenge and would enjoy taking complete ownership of a payroll function within a growing organisation, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.