Payroll Manager - Fully Remote

Payroll Manager - Fully Remote

Are you a seasoned senior payroll professional with a passion for precision, compliance, and leadership?

WA 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