Payroll Manager

Trial Balance; St. Columb Major; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial consulting firm in St. Columb Major seeks an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll processing. You will manage a substantial payroll across multiple divisions and play a key role in system and process improvements. The ideal candidate has extensive payroll management experience, strong leadership skills, and knowledge of compliance legislation. This is a permanent position within a supportive finance team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large, multi-division payrolls.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll and pension legislation.
• Track record of supporting and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for multiple divisions.
• Provide detailed payroll cost analysis and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with payroll and pension legislation.
• Lead on implementing system improvements.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Payroll management experience

Process improvement

Statutory compliance knowledge

Tools

Cloud-based payroll systems

T&A systems

Job description

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been re-engaged by a long-standing client, a highly successful and expanding engineering business, to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager. This is a senior-level, permanent appointment within their large, friendly, and highly experienced finance team.

This role carries full responsibility for managing the company’s substantial payroll, currently spanning multiple divisions, and will be supported by an experienced Payroll Officer.

With a new accounts and payroll system about to be implemented, you will play a key part in identifying and advising on potential process improvements, helping to ensure a smooth and effective transition.

Key responsibilities will include:

-Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for both weekly and monthly payrolls, ensuring accuracy and compliance with strict deadlines.

-Provide detailed payroll cost analysis and reporting for senior management.

-Ensure full compliance with all statutory payroll and pension legislation.

-Lead on implementing system improvements and process efficiencies.

-Manage, mentor, and develop payroll team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.

The successful candidate will be an accomplished Payroll Manager with proven experience managing large, multi-division payrolls. You will have strong leadership skills and a track record of supporting and developing staff, along with in-depth knowledge of payroll and pension legislation. Ideally, you will bring recent experience of cloud-based payroll and T&A systems, and you will be a highly organised communicator, confident engaging with stakeholders at senior level.

If you’re an experienced Payroll Manager looking for a long-term opportunity to make an impact within a thriving business, we’d love to hear from you. For more details, please contact Steve Roach quoting reference SR10666.