Payroll Manager

We re recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead their end-to-end payroll function.

This senior role will suit a confident payroll leader with strong technical knowledge and a hands-on approach. You ll oversee payroll delivery, ensure statutory compliance, lead a payroll team, and work closely with HR, Finance, and external partners to drive continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Full ownership of payroll processing, accuracy, and compliance

• Leading and developing a payroll team

• Ensuring compliance with UK and/or Ireland payroll legislation

• Managing external providers and stakeholders

• Driving process improvements and automation

• Resolving complex payroll issues and producing senior-level reporting

About you:

• Extensive payroll experience with leadership responsibility

• Strong knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions, and statutory reporting

• Experience using payroll systems (Sage 50)

• High attention to detail and confidentiality

• Payroll qualification (CIPP / IPASS) desirable
  
  

Reporting to: Regional Director

A great opportunity to shape and lead a critical payroll function