JSS
Senior Payroll & Benefits Manager
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Senior Payroll & Benefits Manager
Location: Peterborough (Hybrid)
Contract: Interim Day Rate £500 - £700 per day
Duration: 6 Months+
The Opportunity
JSS Finance are working with a leading international organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Payroll & Benefits Manager.
This role offers the opportunity to lead payroll and benefits delivery for a sizeable employee population within a collaborative, commercially focused environment. You'll work closely with HR, Finance, and senior leadership to ensure payroll excellence while supporting ongoing transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the operational delivery of monthly payroll across multiple UK business units.
- Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing.
- Manage relationships with external payroll providers and benefit partners.
- Oversee employee benefits administration including pensions, healthcare, life assurance, and salary sacrifice schemes.
- Ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation and internal controls.
- Support payroll systems enhancements and process optimisation.
- Partner with HR and Finance to improve payroll efficiency and reporting.
- Manage payroll audits, reconciliations, and year-end processes.
- Lead and develop the payroll team while promoting best practice.
- Support business change initiatives including acquisitions, restructures, and systems projects.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
About You
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
You'll be an experienced payroll professional who enjoys balancing operational delivery with continuous improvement.
You'll bring:
- Significant experience managing large UK payrolls.
- Strong payroll legislation knowledge.
- Previous responsibility for employee benefits administration.
- Experience managing third-party payroll providers.
- Strong stakeholder management skills across HR, Finance, and senior leadership.
- Systems experience including Workday, SAP, Oracle, or similar HRIS/payroll platforms.
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving capability.
- Previous experience within a large, multi-site organisation would be highly beneficial.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills