Payroll Manager

Is your strength keeping a large payroll steady while you make it better? I'm supporting a large and growing service provider, employing around 2,000 people, in appointing an experienced Payroll Manager on a 12-month fixed term contract. Your first priority is continuity: everyone paid correctly and on time, every pay day. Once that is secure, you'll look closely at how payroll works today and lead practical improvements to its systems, processes and controls. You'll report into Finance and lead a payroll team of four, in an organisation going through positive change under a new leadership team. The 12 months at a glance

• Stabilise - take ownership of payroll and secure accurate, on-time pay
• Strengthen - tighten controls and reconciliations; build the team's confidence and capability
• Improve - identify where systems and processes can work better and make clear recommendations to senior leaders What you'll be responsible for
• End-to-end payroll for around 2,000 employees
• Leading and developing a team of four
• Starters, leavers, employee changes and payroll queries
• Pensions, auto-enrolment and HMRC/RTI compliance
• Payroll controls, reconciliations and reporting
• Getting the best from Sage 50 Payroll and recommending improvements What you'll bring
• Proven experience as a Payroll Manager or senior payroll lead, running a large payroll end to end
• Hands-on Sage 50 Payroll experience (essential)
• Experience of leading and developing a payroll team
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, RTI, pensions and auto-enrolment
• A calm, organised approach and excellent attention to detail
• Process improvement and high-volume, multi-site or shift-based payroll experience would be an advantage The package
• £50,000–£60,000 depending on experience
• 12-month fixed term contract, employed directly by our client
• Hybrid, with one day a week on site in Leicestershire
• ASAP start If you bring stability first and improvement second, apply here or message me directly for a confidential conversation.