Payroll Manager (Hybrid) - Lead Multi-Entity Payroll

SF Partners; South Kesteven; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Company pension scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Employee discount scheme

Referral bonus scheme

Free on-site parking

Training, development and management支持

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager for a hybrid role in the UK. You will lead a four-person payroll team, oversee multi-entity payroll operations, and ensure accurate, timely processing with strong governance.

This interim/temporary-to-perm opportunity prioritises process improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and the delivery of compliant payroll across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a payroll function or team.
• 3+ years of experience managing a payroll team.
• Experience across large, complex payrolls across entities.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, pensions and auto-enrolment.
• Experience processing hourly-paid payrolls with variable hours.
• Proactive in improving processes and efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Leading, supporting and developing a payroll team of four.
• Overseeing end-to-end payroll across multiple entities.
• Managing a large payroll with hourly-paid employees and overtime.
• Ensuring payroll is accurate, on time, and compliant with UK law.
• Managing pension submissions and auto-enrolment requirements.
• Escalation point for complex payroll queries and audits.
• Collaborating with HR, Finance and operations for smooth processes.
• Maintaining internal controls and relationships with software providers.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Team management

UK payroll

Hourly payroll

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Sage Payroll

CIPP (qualification)

Multi-entity payroll

Tools

Sage Payroll

Job description

SF Partners is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager for a hybrid role in the UK. You will lead a four-person payroll team, oversee multi-entity payroll operations, and ensure accurate, timely processing with strong governance.

This interim/temporary-to-perm opportunity prioritises process improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and the delivery of compliant payroll across the business.