Senior Payroll Lead — Remote/Hybrid, £60k+Bonus

Local Pensions Partnership; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Bank holidays + extra concessionary/BD

Pension scheme

Health plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Referral scheme

Perk Site

Wellbeing webinars

Fruit and snacks

Free car parking

Job summary

Local Pensions Partnership is seeking a Payroll Lead to provide strategic and operational leadership for LPPA's payroll services, including pensioner and employee payroll across multiple client payrolls.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will build high‑performing teams, drive governance, compliance and continuous improvement, while delivering accurate, efficient payroll operations and supporting growth across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Significant payroll leadership experience within high‑volume, multi‑client payroll operations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
• Experience in a payroll bureau or third‑party payroll service environment.
• Demonstrable governance, risk management and internal controls experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across LPPA's pensioner payroll bureau services and employee payroll function.
• Oversee delivery, governance, performance and continuous improvement of payroll services for ~210,000 pensioners and 360 staff.
• Develop and implement payroll service strategy ensuring scalability, resilience and efficiency.
• Lead and coach payroll teams, fostering accountability and high performance.
• Set service standards, KPIs and ensure compliance with payroll legislation and regulatory obligations.

Skills

Payroll leadership

High-volume payroll

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Data and analytics

Education

CIPP qualification

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Local Pensions Partnership is seeking a Payroll Lead to provide strategic and operational leadership for LPPA's payroll services, including pensioner and employee payroll across multiple client payrolls.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will build high‑performing teams, drive governance, compliance and continuous improvement, while delivering accurate, efficient payroll operations and supporting growth across the organisation.