Payroll Manager

Victim Support; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 43,025 - 52,586; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Options

Generous Annual Leave

Birthday Leave

Pension Plan

Enhanced Allowances

Exclusive Discounts

Financial Wellbeing

Wellbeing Support

Inclusive Networks

Sustainable Travel

Career Development

Job summary

Victim Support is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee the payroll function for 1,500-2,000 employees in a home-based role. You will ensure compliance and accuracy in payroll processing while leading a small payroll team.

The ideal candidate will have strong UK payroll knowledge, leadership experience, and the ability to manage complex payroll operations in a fast-paced environment. Generous benefits include flexible working options and additional annual leave.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing payroll for a large workforce (1,000+ employees).
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience leading and developing payroll teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of end-to-end payroll processing across monthly cycles.
• Ensure payroll is accurate, compliant, and delivered on time.
• Manage payroll reconciliations, reporting, and audit requirements.
• Oversee complex payroll elements including statutory payments and deductions.

Skills

Payroll management experience

Leadership skills

UK payroll legislation knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

IRIS

Cascade

Job description

Payroll Manager

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Payroll Manager to lead and manage our end-to-end payroll function across a large national organisation. This is a home-based role with occasional travel as required.

Key Details

• Location: Home-based
• Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm (flexible around payroll processing dates)
• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: £47,806 per annum (basic)
• Closing Date: 08/07/2026
• Ref No: 6780

What we offer

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary‑deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the Role

As a Payroll Manager, you will take ownership of the full payroll lifecycle for a workforce of approximately 1,500-2,000+ employees, ensuring an accurate, compliant and timely payroll service.

You will lead a small payroll team, working closely with Finance and HR to ensure strong governance, reporting and continuous improvement across payroll operations.

• Lead the delivery of end‑to‑end payroll processing across monthly cycles.
• Ensure payroll is accurate, compliant and delivered on time.
• Manage payroll reconciliations, reporting and audit requirements.
• Oversee complex payroll elements including statutory payments, deductions and variable pay.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of Payroll Officers.
• Act as a key point of contact for senior stakeholders across Finance and HR.
• Provide payroll insights and reporting to support financial planning and decision‑making.
• Identify and implement improvements to payroll processes and systems.
• Support system optimisation and work towards reducing manual processes.
• Ensure submissions to HMRC and pension providers are accurate and timely.

About You

Ideally, you will have significant experience managing payroll operations within a medium to large organisation, along with strong leadership and technical expertise.

You will be confident working in a complex, fast‑paced environment and able to balance multiple priorities while maintaining high levels of accuracy and compliance.

• Proven experience managing payroll for a large workforce (1,000+ employees).
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and compliance requirements.
• Experience leading and developing payroll teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working in a controlled or audit‑focused environment.
• Experience using payroll and HR systems (e.g. IRIS, Cascade or similar).
• A proactive approach to improving processes and systems.

Experience within the charity sector or working in a complex, multi‑site organisation would be advantageous.

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.