Payroll Manager - Fully Remote
Are you a seasoned senior payroll professional with a passion for precision, compliance, and leadership?
W&A are assisting a client in their search for an experienced Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations for a team of 1,700 PAYE employees. This is a fully remote role, offering the opportunity to lead a dedicated team while driving process improvements and maintaining the highest standards of compliance.
This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact within a leading and growing organisation. You will lead a pivotal function, ensuring smooth payroll operations while shaping the future of our clients payroll systems and processes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a team of payroll administrators / junior payroll staff
* Oversee the preparation, review, and reporting of the monthly payroll process
* Ensure timely and accurate HMRC submissions and payroll reconciliations
* Maintain compliance with tax regulations, payroll legislation, and company policies
* Mentor team members to foster growth and technical proficiency
* Lead payroll-related projects, including system upgrades and process improvements
* Serve as the primary contact for audit queries and external auditors
* Handle payroll-related employee queries with professionalism and efficiency
* Maintain strong stakeholder relationships with internal departments and external partners
About You:
* Proven experience managing or supervising a payroll team in a similar-sized business
* Strong technical payroll expertise and up-to-date knowledge of industry standards
* Demonstrated ability to mentor, lead, and develop team members
* Experience processing manual payroll and driving system automation
* Proficient with payroll systems and numerical analysis
* Skilled in handling payroll system upgrades and managing change with minimal disruption
* High ethical standards and ability to manage sensitive data with confidentiality
Please note: while this role is fully remote working, there may be a requirement to be at the office once or twice a month. You should have a car and be able to travel.
For more information and for a confidential conversation please reach out to laura@wilkinsonandassociates.co.uk
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