Payroll Team Lead Location: Stockton-on-Tees Salary: £(phone number removed) JGA Recruitment is pleased to partner with a well-established international organisation in the search for a Payroll & HR Team Lead to join their HR team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional with leadership skills to take on a diverse role encompassing payroll, benefits, HR administration, and process optimisation. Key Responsibilities: Managing a team responsible for delivering efficient payroll, benefits, and HR administrative services across multiple regions. Ensuring payroll is processed accurately and on time while maintaining compliance with relevant legislation and internal controls. Overseeing HR systems and payroll vendor relationships to ensure effective service delivery. Supporting general ledger reporting and resolving payroll-related accounting issues. Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance payroll and HR operations. Managing onboarding, HR transactions, and company fleet administration. Contributing to both global and local HR projects and compliance initiatives. Skills & Experience: Extensive experience in UK payroll processing and compliance. Proven track record in team leadership within a shared services or HR/payroll setting. Exposure to European payroll operations (desirable). Experience in general ledger reconciliation and payroll-related accounting (preferred). Strong proficiency in HR/payroll systems (Workday and Resourcelink experience advantageous). Background in managing outsourced payroll providers. Strong Excel skills and overall IT competency. Experience in change management and a focus on continuous improvement. Professional, ethical, and collaborative approach aligned with company values. If this opportunity aligns with your experience and career goals, apply today or contact Tom Verrent at JGA Recruitment Group for more details. JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applicants. We encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & marketing recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. For more information, please refer to our privacy notice