Payroll Manager

Marks Sattin are delighted to be partnering with a highly successful and growing organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager. This is an excellent opportunity to join a complex, multi-entity business in a key leadership role, overseeing the delivery of payroll services across a large and diverse workforce.

Reporting into the Head of Payroll, you will take ownership of the end-to-end payroll function, leading a team of payroll professionals while ensuring the accurate and timely processing of weekly and monthly payrolls. This role combines operational leadership with hands-on technical expertise and offers the opportunity to contribute to business transformation, systems development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of multiple weekly and monthly payrolls across a complex organisational structure.
• Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, statutory reporting requirements and HMRC regulations.
• Review and reconcile FPS submissions and payroll data.
• Apply knowledge of IR35 legislation and support status determination processes.
• Manage, mentor and develop a team of Payroll Seniors and Advisors.
• Build strong working relationships with HR, Finance and operational stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements, controls and efficiencies across the payroll function.
• Support payroll-related projects, acquisitions, integrations and organisational change initiatives.
• Provide hands-on support during key payroll periods and team absences.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced payroll leader with a strong technical background and a passion for delivering a high-quality payroll service.

You will ideally possess:

• Proven experience managing payroll operations across multiple entities or business units.
• At least five years' experience leading and developing payroll teams.
• Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation, HMRC processes and statutory compliance.
• Experience of IR35, salary sacrifice schemes and taxable benefits administration.
• Previous involvement in acquisitions, TUPE transfers or business integrations.
• Excellent analytical skills with a meticulous approach to auditing and reconciliation.
• Exposure to payroll and HR systems implementation projects.
• CIPP Level 4 qualification (or equivalent) as a minimum.
• Experience with IRIS Cascade or similar payroll systems would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

This is an opportunity to join a well-established organisation undergoing continued growth and development. You will play a pivotal role in shaping payroll operations, leading a capable team and contributing to key business projects, all within a supportive and collaborative environment.

For more information or to discuss the opportunity in confidence, please contact Marks Sattin.

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