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Payroll Manager
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Payroll Manager / Lead
Hybrid – predominantly remote
Background
We're working with a rapid growth, PE backed data, AI and digital consultancy. They help organisations get more out of technology, building the products and platforms and the internal capability to go with them, and they've grown quickly across the UK, the US and Europe.
There's an immediate need for a payroll leader to take over an established function. It runs well and it's in good shape – having been well managed and maintained for the last few years. Meaning this hire is about taking it over, rather than fixing, and preparing for the next chapter.
The horizon has upon it a major transformation programme. This is being embarked upon enterprise-wide and has AppliedAI and advanced process automation at its core.
The Payroll function will be naturally in scope and the mandate for this role is for someone to embrace and lead the programme for Payroll over the months and years to come.
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Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, with two payroll administrators as direct reports.
- Own end-to-end monthly payroll for c.600 employees, managing the data flow and relationship with ADP
- Manage submissions to the external payroll groups covering the US and the Netherlands
- Act as subject matter expert on UK payroll legislation, covering HMRC, RTI and auto-enrolment
- Process statutory payments and lead year-end through P60s, P11Ds and PSA
- Administer the pension schemes and partner with HR and Reward on benefit deductions
- Handle pre and post-payroll reconciliation, variance analysis, journaling and GL mapping
- Manage and develop the two administrators
- Identify where automation can take work out of the function, and lead on delivering it
Candidate
- Four to six years in UK payroll, at least two of them leading or at senior specialist level
- Current on tax codes, NI categories, student loans, court orders and statutory leave
- Proven year-end ownership across P11D, P60 and PSA
- ADP essential. Xero useful. CIPP welcome without being a requirement
- A track record of improving process through systems rather than effort
- Interested in where AI takes payroll, without needing to have done it before
- Someone who develops a team rather than gatekeeping it
- Comfortable in a business that's growing and changing
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Summary
This is an exciting time to join a business with a clear and ambitious strategy for growth and transformation – with technology at its core. It’s the type of opportunity that suits a likeminded person – growth oriented and ambitious.
If this sounds like the kind of challenge for you and you're either immediately available or on a short notice period please apply for further discussion.
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