Payroll Manager | Hybrid Leader, Payroll & Automation

MCS Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Recognition awards

External training support

Job summary

MCS Group is partnering with a professional services organisation in Belfast to recruit a Payroll Manager for a full-time, permanent role. The position offers hybrid/flexible working with 3 days in the office and a base salary in the £50-60k range plus extensive benefits.

The Payroll Manager will lead weekly and monthly payroll cycles, guide payroll team leaders, handle technical queries, and drive reporting, automation, and system improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong payroll knowledge
• Significant payroll leadership or management experience
• Background in practice/industry or bureau
• Strong IT skills

Responsibilities

• Lead, plan and oversee the weekly and monthly payroll cycles
• Provide clear direction to payroll team leaders on priorities, deadlines and service expectations
• Act as an escalation point for technical payroll queries
• Drive improvements in payroll reporting, automation and system utilisation
• Support data migration and payroll implementation
• Other duties as outlined in the full job description.

Skills

Payroll leadership

Payroll cycles

Technical payroll

IT proficiency

Job description

MCS Group is partnering with a professional services organisation in Belfast to recruit a Payroll Manager for a full-time, permanent role. The position offers hybrid/flexible working with 3 days in the office and a base salary in the £50-60k range plus extensive benefits.

The Payroll Manager will lead weekly and monthly payroll cycles, guide payroll team leaders, handle technical queries, and drive reporting, automation, and system improvements.