Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established, values-led organisation with operations across multiple locations. This organisation delivers essential services across a diverse workforce and is committed to excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement.Due to ongoing growth and development within the finance function, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Group Payroll Manager to take ownership of payroll operations across a complex multi-entity environment.

Your new role
Reporting to senior finance leadership, you will lead and oversee the end-to-end payroll function, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant payroll processing across multiple entities and employee groups. You will act as the key payroll subject matter expert, providing guidance to senior stakeholders while driving payroll governance, controls and process improvements. Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing end-to-end payroll operations across multiple payrolls and employee groups.
• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, pension regulations and statutory reporting requirements.
• Leading payroll reconciliations, controls and audit processes.
• Overseeing payroll systems, enhancements, upgrades and process automation initiatives.
• Working closely with finance teams to support payroll forecasting, budgeting and reporting.
• Managing workplace pension administration and ensuring accurate submissions and reconciliations.
• Producing payroll analysis and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Leading, mentoring and developing payroll team members.
• Acting as the main point of contact for payroll-related queries and external stakeholders.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this opportunity, you will have:

• A minimum Level 4 qualification in a relevant discipline such as Finance, Business Studies or similar.
• Recent payroll experience managing end-to-end payroll processes within a complex organisation.
• Experience processing payroll across multiple entities and jurisdictions, ideally including UK and ROI payrolls.
• Strong knowledge of PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments and pension legislation.
• Proven experience completing payroll reconciliations and maintaining robust financial controls.
• Previous experience supervising or managing payroll team members.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with payroll, HR and finance systems.
• A track record of improving processes, controls and operational efficiencies.

Desirable experience includes a payroll qualification (CIPP), payroll system implementation projects, integrated HR/payroll systems and working within a regulated or not-for-profit environment.

What you'll get in return

• Salary of £32,367 - £39,583 per annum.
• Hybrid working model with 2 office days and 3 days working from home.
• Opportunity to lead payroll operations within a large and diverse organisation.
• Exposure to strategic payroll projects and system improvements.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Generous employee benefits package.

What you need to do now
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