Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager

• Location: Epsom, Surrey (Hybrid Working, 2 days in the office, 3 from home)
• Job Type: Interim (3-6 months)
• Salary: £30.00- £38.00 PAYE or upto £48.65 via an umbrella company.

We are currently seeking an experienced Interim Payroll Manager to lead a Payroll Team for a period of 3-6 months. This role is based in Epsom, Surrey, with hybrid working allowing for 2 days in the office. The successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the People Services Team, delivering exceptional HR services and ensuring a great customer experience while meeting all policy and compliance requirements.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Lead and deliver end-to-end internal payroll in line with legislation, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and a high level of employee experience.
• Collaborate with the global People Hub Team based in Bangalore to ensure seamless payroll operations.
• Oversee pre-payroll processing, payroll runs, and post-processing tasks, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
• Manage monthly payroll reconciliation and third-party payment reports, including Pensions and Court Orders.
• Authorise and transmit BACS payments within required deadlines.
• Maintain ongoing compliance with National Minimum Wage requirements.
• Process and reconcile Flexible Benefits and manage Annual Renewal.
• Report to Senior Stakeholders on payroll service delivery and lead proactive initiatives for business improvements.
• Engage with HR Centres of Expertise to understand the impact on payroll operations.
• Identify and implement service delivery improvement initiatives based on customer satisfaction feedback.
• Manage the service delivered by the People Hub Payroll Team in Bangalore.
• Serve as the point of escalation for all payroll-related issues.
• Respond to complex payroll queries in line with governance requirements and SLAs.
• Manage and develop the Payroll Team.
• Ensure compliance with all internal and external auditing requirements.
• Lead on payroll-related projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Recognised payroll qualification or equivalent knowledge and expertise obtained via experience.
• Proven delivery of internal payrolls for c8,000 employees+ (not outsourced).
• Detailed understanding of current payroll legislation and compliance.
• Significant success in a payroll leadership role.
• Experience managing a team.
• Proficiency with payroll systems, Oracle experience highly preferable.
• Experience with Flexible Benefit Programmes and Salary Sacrifice arrangements.
• Ability to lead payroll projects alongside operational delivery.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and initiative.
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Resilience and ownership.
• Facilitation and influencing skills in decision making.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build valuable stakeholder relationships.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience with offshore service delivery in an HR Shared Service capacity.
• Experience in a global cross-cultural environment.

This role is to start immediately due to the current person leaving so you will be on no more than one weeks’ notice.