Payroll Team Leader

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Leeds; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance and pension

Holiday entitlement with buy option

PerkBox discounts

Training and apprenticeship schemes

Armed Forces Covenant employer

Job summary

Aramark UK is seeking a Payroll Team Leader to coordinate the day-to-day delivery of payroll services across a complex organisation in Leeds. You will lead a talented team to ensure colleagues are paid accurately and on time while upholding compliance and high service standards.

This full-time, permanent role focuses on governance, customer service and opportunities to drive process improvements within the payroll function. A supportive team environment and clear career prospects are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a payroll team in a high-volume environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation (PAYE, NI, pensions, year-end).
• Experience handling complex queries and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll operation, ensuring accuracy, compliance and deadlines.
• Provide technical payroll expertise and act as escalation point for complex queries.
• Support TUPE transfers, acquisitions, mobilisations, and organisational change.
• Coach and develop the Payroll team, allocating workloads and driving performance.
• Ensure HMRC, pension, GDPR compliance; maintain robust payroll controls and audit readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement, system enhancements, and process standardisation.

Skills

Payroll leadership

UK payroll knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Payroll systems

Job description

Are you an experienced payroll professional with a passion for leading teams and delivering payroll excellence? Aramark UK is seeking a Payroll Team Leader to join our Payroll function, playing a pivotal role in coordinating the day-to-day delivery of payroll services across a complex and diverse organisation. You'll lead a talented team, ensuring colleagues are paid accurately and on time while maintaining the highest standards of compliance, governance and customer service.

This is a full time and permanent role based from our Leeds, Horsforth office.

What we offer:

• Salary of up to £43,000 dependant on experience + benefits package
• You will have access toPerkBox- which includes 100's ofdiscounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shopand weekend treats!
• We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many moreperks.
• You will also be joininga great team, with fabulous careerprospectsand could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within!
• As we are passionate about developing our people from within, great training is provided.We also offer apprenticeship schemes, soyourlearning journey can continue!

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate the end-to-end payroll operation, ensuring payrolls are processed accurately, compliantly, and within agreed deadlines.
• Provide technical payroll expertise and act as the escalation point for complex payroll queries, legislative matters, pensions, and statutory requirements.
• Support payroll activities associated with TUPE transfers, acquisitions, mobilisations, and organisational change projects.
• Manage, coach, and develop the Payroll team, allocating workloads, driving performance, and promoting best practice across payroll processes.
• Ensure compliance with HMRC regulations, pension legislation, GDPR, and company policies while maintaining robust payroll controls and audit readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, supporting payroll system enhancements, process standardisation, automation, and operational efficiencies.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience leading or supervising a payroll team within a complex, high-volume payroll environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, including PAYE, National Insurance, pensions, statutory payments, and year-end processes.
• Experience managing complex payroll queries, escalations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrable experience supporting TUPE transfers, acquisitions, mobilisations, or other organisational change activities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across the business.
• Strong experience using payroll and HR systems, with a focus on process improvement, operational efficiency, and continuous service enhancement.

Additional Information

At Aramark UK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive.

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey.

We are an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, cadet forces adult volunteers, reservists and military families.

For roles requiring security clearance, any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful completion and maintenance of the required level of security clearance. Applicants must meet the relevant eligibility and residency requirements applicable to that level of clearance.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all employees and workers to share this commitment. Where relevant to the role, safer recruitment checks will apply, including referencesand an enhanced DBS checkin line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any adjustments or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team – [e-mail]

Join us in fostering a workplace where everyone can achieve their full potential.

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