Payroll Manager (8-Month FTC) – Hybrid, Pension & Perks

EA First; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

8 public holidays

Buy & sell annual leave up to 5 days

SHPS defined contribution pension

Sick Pay

Flexitime Scheme

Life Assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24

Free parking

Job summary

EA First is recruiting an experienced Payroll Manager on an 8 month fixed-term contract in the United Kingdom. The role offers hybrid working and a salary of £45,000–£50,000 per year.

You will manage a small payroll team, ensure timely monthly and weekly payrolls, and lead complex payroll issues with HMRC compliance and pension administration. The ideal candidate will be CIPP qualified (or equivalent) with extensive in-house payroll experience across a large or multi-site organisation, and

Qualifications

• CIPP qualification (or equivalent) is required.
• Significant experience managing an end-to-end in-house payroll function.
• Experience leading and developing a payroll team.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and pension administration.
• Experience managing complex payroll arrangements, ideally across a large or multi-site organisation.
• Experience using iTrent would be advantageous; other systems considered.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the accurate and timely delivery of the monthly payroll, plus weekly advances.
• Support and manage two part-time payroll team members.
• Own complex payroll queries, discrepancies and escalated cases.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC, PAYE, NI, statutory payments and payroll legislation.
• Oversee pension administration, auto-enrolment and reporting.
• Maintain payroll controls and accuracy across processing and reporting.
• Facilitate payroll administration within iTrent, including testing and improvements.
• Support year-end processes, P11Ds and salary sacrifice arrangements.
• Collaborate with Finance, HR and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to payroll systems transformation and testing.

Skills

CIPP qualification

End-to-end payroll

Payroll team leadership

UK payroll legislation

Multi-site payroll management

iTrent experience

Excel proficiency

Payroll systems improvements

Proactive & organised

Tools

iTrent

Job description

EA First is recruiting an experienced Payroll Manager on an 8 month fixed-term contract in the United Kingdom. The role offers hybrid working and a salary of £45,000–£50,000 per year.

You will manage a small payroll team, ensure timely monthly and weekly payrolls, and lead complex payroll issues with HMRC compliance and pension administration. The ideal candidate will be CIPP qualified (or equivalent) with extensive in-house payroll experience across a large or multi-site organisation, and