Village Hotels
Payroll Manager
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Warrington Head Office Based which option of Hybrid 1/2 days per week.
The Role Outline
Based at our Warrington Support Centre, you are the technical expert and operational commander of our entire payroll function. You will lead, mentor, and develop a dedicated Payroll Supervisor and Administrator, ensuring that all 4,500 of our fantastic team members are paid accurately and on time, every single time. You will own the Fourth payroll system, lead on all payroll related projects, and act as the ultimate advisory partner to our Finance Director and our 35 Hotel General Managers.
Why Village?
At Village, we do hospitality a little differently. We are all about personality, genuine connections, and creating lively spaces for our guests to work, eat, relax, and play.
We do not want a corporate robot who hides behind a spreadsheet. We need a technically brilliant payroll professional with serious emotional intelligence. If you have the deep legislative knowledge to keep us completely compliant, the leadership skills to mentor a brilliant team, and the communication skills to translate complex payroll data into practical advice for our General Managers, we will give you the total autonomy to run your department. Because it really does take a Village.
How the Village Thrives
We live our culture through three simple commitments:
- We Can & We Do: We show up to make a genuine difference and do fantastic work every day, with purpose.
- We Will: Treat each other with respect and dignity. No ego, no drama. We try our best and look out for each other.
- We Care: We care about our impact on guests, the community, and each other.
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Your Remit: What You Will Actually Be Doing
We do not just need a data entry clerk; we need a strategic, proactive Payroll Manager. We trust you to handle:
- The Absolute Guarantee: Processing the payroll for circa 4,500 employees via Fourth, taking total ownership of accuracy, benefits administration, and timely payments.
- The Technical Mastery: Managing the serious compliance. You will flawlessly execute all HMRC submissions, complex external pension processing, payroll reconciliations, and all end of period journal entries.
- The Leadership: Managing your team. You will lead by example, mentoring your Payroll Supervisor and Administrator and sharing your in-depth technical knowledge to elevate their performance.
- The Commercial Partnership: Working closely with our People & Development team and our Hotel General Managers, acting as a trusted advisor to help them manage their cost efficiencies and streamline their local payroll procedures.
How We Succeed Together
We do not micromanage. It takes a village, so we believe in Ownership & Integrity, giving you the absolute freedom to refine procedures, lead on system projects, and own your numbers. We Empower & Elevate our people. If you want Room to Grow, we offer a brilliantly supportive Support Centre culture where your hard work is incredibly visible and valued by the entire senior leadership team.
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Selling Our Benefits
- The Compensation: A highly competitive salary, because we know exactly how valuable a top tier payroll professional is to our business.
- Health & Wealth: A 5% matched Aviva Personal Pension Plan (you put in 5%, we match it), plus eligibility for Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, and discounted dental cover.
- The Lifestyle: Complimentary full leisure club membership for you and a friend (worth £1,500 annually), a monthly well-being programme, and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Hotel Stays & Time Off: Discounted stays from £35 based on two sharing across our 35 properties, plus a Holiday Purchase scheme.
- Food & Drink: 50% discount on Food and Drink purchased at any Village Hotel to use with your friends and family.
- Financial & Extras: Access to our Electric Car Salary Sacrifice scheme, flexible financial wellbeing support via Wagestream, High Street discounts, and your birthday off guaranteed.
Ready to Lead Our Payroll?
We are looking for an experienced payroll leader with excellent technical knowledge and a genuinely positive, collaborative attitude. If you know the Fourth system inside out, have a recognised payroll management qualification, and want to play a crucial role in a growing, high energy hospitality brand, we want to hear from you.
Bring your technical brilliance, your leadership skills, and your ambition. Hit apply, tell us why you are the perfect fit for our Support Centre, and let's see if our energies align.
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