Payroll Manager - Automation & Team Lead (Hybrid)

HR GO Group; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

HR GO Group in Ashford is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager for a hybrid role (2 days in the office, 3 days at home). You will oversee end-to-end payroll for employees, contractors and temporary staff, lead a small team and drive automation to improve accuracy and efficiency.

The role requires hands-on payroll experience, automation implementation, strong attention to detail and excellent stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Proven payroll experience including contractor and temporary staff.
• Experience implementing payroll automation (RPA, integrations).
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems and data flows.
• Attention to detail and deadlines.
• Excellent communication with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Supervise end to end payroll processing for employees, contractors and temporary staff, ensuring accurate, timely payments and statutory compliance.
• Manage and mentor a small payroll team, prioritising workloads and providing training and coaching.
• Reconcile payroll totals, resolve discrepancies and maintain payroll records and audit trails.
• Liaise with HR, Finance and external suppliers to manage onboarding, leavers, timesheets, expenses and contractor payments.
• Lead automation and process improvement initiatives: implement and maintain automation tools, maintain integrations between payroll and HR/finance systems, and develop efficiencies using workflow tools, macros or RPA where appropriate.
• Prepare management reports, month end activities and respond to payroll queries from internal stakeholders and contractors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, tax and pension requirements; support year end processes.

Skills

Payroll processing

Automation / RPA

Data analysis / Excel

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Tools

Payroll software

Excel

RPA tooling

Job description

HR GO Group in Ashford is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager for a hybrid role (2 days in the office, 3 days at home). You will oversee end-to-end payroll for employees, contractors and temporary staff, lead a small team and drive automation to improve accuracy and efficiency.

The role requires hands-on payroll experience, automation implementation, strong attention to detail and excellent stakeholder communication.