Why this role stands out
Advance your career in this high-impact leadership role, where you will manage a large-scale payroll function and mentor a dedicated team while benefiting from a competitive salary of up to £60,000. This position is perfect for a collaborative payroll professional who thrives on process improvement and values the flexibility of a hybrid work environment. Apply today to take the next step in your professional journey with this established company.
Quick overview
Job description
Payroll & Benefits Manager
Salary: £55,000 £60,000
Location: Hemel Hempstead
Hybrid: Minimum 3 days in the office
Reports to: Head of Financial Control
Team: Assistant Payroll Manager + 2 Payroll Administrators
The Role
An opportunity for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead a large UK payroll function covering approximately 2,000 employees across three payrolls one weekly and two four-weekly.
You ll manage an established team, oversee payroll compliance and take responsibility for the UK & Ireland Concur expenses system, while supporting payroll projects and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee accurate delivery of payroll for c.2,000 employees.
- Lead and develop the payroll team, remaining hands-on when required.
- Ensure compliance with HMRC legislation, P11Ds and salary sacrifice.
- Manage the UK & Ireland employee expenses function.
- Partner closely with HR, Finance and operational teams.
- Manage payroll, T&A and expenses providers.
- Support projects including payrolling benefits and system improvements.
- Maintain strong payroll controls, reporting and audit compliance.
Ideal Candidate
- Experienced Payroll Manager with high-volume payroll experience ideally 1,000+ employees.
- Strong UK payroll and HMRC legislation knowledge.
- Proven payroll team management experience.
- CIPP qualification preferred.
- Strong stakeholder and third-party provider management skills.
- Advanced Excel including VLOOKUPs, formulas and pivot tables.
- Moorepay, Crown or Concur experience advantageous.
- A collaborative, dependable manager looking for a long-term opportunity.
Interested? Apply today
JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.
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