Payroll Manager

iFF Talent - Ingham Frankland Fide; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

iFF Talent - Ingham Frankland Fide is seeking a Payroll Manager in York to lead a high‑volume payroll team. The role focuses on delivering accurate payrolls, maintaining controls, and building strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

You'll oversee multiple payrolls, ensure deadlines, HMRC submissions, pensions, and continuous improvements across a busy function, with opportunities to develop people and drive efficiency.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Payroll Manager or Payroll Team Leader in a high-volume payroll environment.
• At least five years' experience managing or leading a payroll team.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, NI, statutory payments and pensions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the payroll team with day-to-day guidance and direction.
• Oversee the production of multiple payrolls, ensuring accuracy, compliance and deadlines.
• Review payrolls ahead of submission and final payment, ensuring HMRC RTI submissions and pension submissions.

Education

CIPP qualification

Job description

Payroll Manager York Up to £45,000

Managing a team, overseeing multiple payrolls and having the opportunity to make a real difference to how a payroll function operates.

I'm working with a large, established organisation looking to appoint an experienced Payroll Manager to lead its payroll team in York.

This is a substantial role within a busy, high-volume payroll environment, managing a team of 14 and overseeing the accurate and timely delivery of multiple payrolls. You'll take responsibility for ensuring the team has the right processes, controls and knowledge in place, while working closely with senior stakeholders to continually improve the service.

It's a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the operational side of payroll but also wants to take ownership of a team, develop people and drive improvements across a complex payroll function.

What will you be doing?

• Leading and managing the team, providing day-to-day guidance, support and direction.
• Overseeing the production of multiple payrolls, ensuring they are accurate, compliant and delivered to deadline.
• Reviewing payrolls ahead of submission and final payment, ensuring procedures and legislative requirements are followed.
• Taking responsibility for statutory and legislative reporting, including HMRC submissions.
• Overseeing pension submissions, reporting and related queries.
• Maintaining and developing payroll procedures, controls and process documentation to ensure consistency and best practice.
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, payroll accuracy and the overall service, while reducing errors and cost leakage.
• Managing the payroll roadmap and coordinating the delivery of ongoing and planned projects.
• Providing technical advice and support to the team and wider business on payroll processing, statutory payments and pensions.
• Supporting the development of the team through regular reviews, training, coaching and mentoring.
• Working closely with colleagues across Finance, HR and Systems to build strong working relationships.
• Providing payroll data and analysis to support monthly reporting and wider business projects.

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience as a Payroll Manager or Payroll Team Leader in a high-volume payroll environment.
• At least five years' experience managing or leading a payroll team.
• A CIPP qualification, or equivalent knowledge gained through experience.
• Strong, up-to‑date knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and pensions.
• Experience overseeing payroll reporting, including HMRC RTI submissions, P60s and P11Ds.
• A confident people manager who can motivate, develop and influence a team.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• A proactive approach to identifying problems, improving processes and driving efficiencies.
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and the ability to remain calm under pressure.

Experience with Dayforce would be beneficial, although this isn't essential.

The opportunity

• Salary up to £45,000 DOE.
• A leadership role within a large and established organisation.
• Responsibility for a sizeable payroll team and multiple payrolls.
• The opportunity to influence processes, controls and service improvements.
• A varied role combining people management, technical payroll knowledge and project work.