Payroll Manager - 12 Months Full Time Contract

Barclays; Northampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution seeks a Payroll Manager to oversee payroll functions for the UK and Crown Dependencies. The role involves ensuring compliance with payroll regulations, managing payroll records, and leading a team, while driving operational effectiveness and collaborating on process improvements.

Qualifications

• Extensive payroll administration experience.
• Experience managing large and complex payrolls.
• Ability to influence senior management and handle challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll functions including tax calculations and compliance.
• Lead a team in payroll processes and projects.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC and handle payroll statutory reporting.

Skills

Decision-making

Leadership

Problem-solving

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To manage payroll functions, including calculating employee pay, withholding taxes, and maintaining accurate payroll records for the business.

Accountabilities

• Processing payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, including tax calculations and contributions.
• Managing employee payroll records and troubleshooting issues.
• Providing guidance to employees on payroll matters such as salaries, wages, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory filings and managing responses to government notices.
• Handling payroll statutory reporting and liaising with tax authorities.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Advising on decision-making, policy development, and operational effectiveness, collaborating with other business functions.
• Leading a team, setting objectives, coaching, and appraising performance.
• Demonstrating leadership behaviors such as listening, inspiring, aligning, and developing others.
• For individual contributors, leading collaborative projects and guiding team members.
• Consulting on complex issues, supporting risk mitigation, and developing policies.
• Managing risks and strengthening controls related to payroll operations.
• Collaborating across departments to meet organizational objectives.
• Analyzing complex data to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicating complex or sensitive information clearly.
• Influencing stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and demonstrate the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

The Payroll Manager role involves managing UK and Crown Dependency payrolls, leading the transition to the EME team, overseeing post-payroll activities, ensuring compliance with HMRC, and collaborating on system design and process improvements. Responsibilities include managing monthly activities, supporting change projects, and maintaining legislative compliance.

Key experience required includes extensive payroll administration, managing large and complex payrolls, decision-making, influencing senior management, handling challenging situations, and driving process improvements.