Payroll Manager

CMA Recruitment Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering with a confidential organisation to appoint a Payroll Manager. You will lead a payroll team across multiple sites, ensuring accurate processing, compliance and timely reporting.

Reporting to the CFO, you will drive transformation, optimise controls, and deliver meaningful payroll analytics to support strategic decision-making within a growing, hybrid-working business.

Qualifications

• Led payroll operations across multiple sites and entities.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and pensions.
• Experience in driving process improvements and automation.

Responsibilities

• Leading, developing and motivating a payroll team across sites.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing and compliance.
• Drive payroll reporting, analytics and control improvements.
• Support finance transformation and data quality improvements.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR and operations on governance and reporting.

Skills

Payroll leadership

UK payroll law

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Team development

Process improvement

Job description

CMA Recruitment Group is delighted to be supporting a confidential, rapidly growing organisation with the appointment of a newly created Payroll Manager position.

Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a pivotal leadership role within a business undergoing significant transformation following a series of acquisitions and continued growth. You'll take ownership of the payroll function while driving the development of reporting, analytics, controls and process improvements across a complex, multi-site operation. This role has been created as part of a wider finance transformation programme designed to build a scalable, high-performing finance function.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious payroll leader who enjoys operating in a fast-paced environment and wants to play a key role in shaping the future of a growing business.

What Will the Payroll ManagerRole Involve?

• Leading, developing and motivating a payroll team, including a Payroll Manager and Payroll Officers
• Ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll across multiple sites and business entities
• Taking ownership of payroll compliance, statutory requirements, pensions and year-end processes
• Developing meaningful payroll and workforce reporting to support business decision-making
• Producing analysis on payroll costs, headcount, overtime, absence and other workforce metrics
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives, automation and process optimisation
• Supporting wider business transformation and integration projects
• Working closely with Finance, HR and operational stakeholders to improve data quality and reporting accuracy
• Establishing robust controls, governance and best practice throughout the payroll function
• Acting as the senior payroll subject matter expert across the organisation

Suitable Candidate for the Payroll ManagerVacancy

• Proven experience leading a payroll function within a complex, multi-site organisation
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, pensions and compliance requirements
• Demonstrable experience managing and developing teams
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to turn data into meaningful insights
• Previous involvement in process improvement, systems implementation or transformation projects
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence at senior level
• Commercially minded, proactive and adaptable approach
• Experience within a care, healthcare, hospitality, retail or similar multi-site environment would be advantageous but is not essential

Additional Benefits and Information

• Newly created leadership role with significant scope to shape the function
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making
• Opportunity to drive change within a growing and evolving organisation
• Hybrid working environment
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Salary dependent on experience

Due to the confidential nature of this assignment, further details will be provided to suitable applicants during the recruitment process.