UK Payroll Team Lead - Compliance & Process Improvement

Oup Uk - Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

35-hour working week

Salary Finance savings schemes

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

OUP UK - Oxford is seeking an experienced UK Payroll Team Leader to join Group HR and deliver accurate, compliant payroll for around 2,000 UK employees. You will lead a small payroll team, oversee monthly and annual cycles, and work with HR, Finance, suppliers and external bodies to drive improvements and service excellence.

This role requires strong payroll technical expertise, people leadership and the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a payroll team or HR operations.
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and processes.
• Experience working with payroll systems and monthly/annual cycles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the payroll team for accurate, on-time UK payroll.
• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll for ~2,000 employees.
• Oversee annual year-end processes and payroll scheduling.
• Escalation point for complex payroll queries and issues.
• Partner with Finance, HR, suppliers and HMRC for reporting and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement of payroll processes and controls.

Skills

Payroll leadership

UK payroll legislation

Stakeholder management

Excel

People development

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

CIPD qualification (or equivalent)

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll

Payroll systems

Job description

OUP UK - Oxford is seeking an experienced UK Payroll Team Leader to join Group HR and deliver accurate, compliant payroll for around 2,000 UK employees. You will lead a small payroll team, oversee monthly and annual cycles, and work with HR, Finance, suppliers and external bodies to drive improvements and service excellence.

This role requires strong payroll technical expertise, people leadership and the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships.