Payroll Manager

Venture Recruitment Partners; West End; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established organization in the West End of the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Payroll Manager to take ownership of their payroll function. You will manage the payroll team, ensure compliance with UK legislation, and implement process improvements. Ideal candidates have extensive payroll experience, strong knowledge of PAYE and pensions, and proficiency in using Sage 50. This role offers a great opportunity to shape a critical payroll function.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll experience with leadership responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions, and statutory reporting.
• Experience using payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll processing and ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Develop and manage a payroll team.
• Handle complex payroll issues and reporting.

Skills

Payroll processing

Leadership

Attention to detail

Compliance knowledge

Education

Payroll qualification (CIPP / IPASS)

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

Payroll Manager. We’re recruiting on behalf of a well‑established organisation for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead their end‑to‑end payroll function.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of payroll processing, accuracy, and compliance
• Leading and developing a payroll team
• Ensuring compliance with UK and/or Ireland payroll legislation
• Managing external providers and stakeholders
• Driving process improvements and automation
• Resolving complex payroll issues and producing senior‑level reporting

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll experience with leadership responsibility
• Strong knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions, and statutory reporting
• Experience using payroll systems (Sage 50)
• High attention to detail and confidentiality
• Payroll qualification (CIPP / IPASS) desirable

Reporting to: Regional Director

A great opportunity to shape and lead a critical payroll function.