Manager
Hays Recruitment - London - Accountancy and Finance - Payroll and Credit

We have an exciting internal opportunity for an experienced recruitment leader to take ownership of a team of 4 experienced recruiters as well as our Private Sector Payroll desk in Cheapside. This role offers the chance to lead a high performing specialism, take responsibility for a well-established market, and elevate your career within one of the most commercially consistent areas of our A&F business.
If you’re ready for a bigger remit, broader influence, and the chance to revitalise a team with strong historic performance, this could be the next step in your Hays career.


The Opportunity:
This is a Manager level role leading a fantastic team and taking ownership of a high value, specialist desk focused on permanent Payroll and recruitment across the Private Sector. With 30 permanent roles registered already this financial year, this market remains active, profitable and reliably in demand.
The desk demonstrates strong commercial foundations. With the right strategic approach and leadership, it is primed to return to and exceed previous peak performance.
You’ll be stepping into a warm, reputable area of the business with loyal clients, consistent role flow and clear headroom for growth.


What You’ll Be Responsible For
Leading & Developing Your Team
* Build a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, coaching and collaboration
* Lead consultants through structured development plans and performance frameworks
* Role model strong pipeline management, client partnership and fee consistency
Commercial Strategy & Ownership
* Drive a commercial plan that accelerates revenue and market penetration
* Re engage established relationships and expand the portfolio across key sectors
* Identify growth areas across Payroll and transactional finance
* Maintain strong awareness of market trends, competitive activity and client demand
Senior-Level Recruitment Delivery
* Run a 360 desk at leadership level to anchor high-quality revenue
* Act as a trusted advisor to clients with complex, specialist hiring needs
* Guarantee excellence across compliance, process and customer experience
Strategic Collaboration
* Partner closely with senior leadership to shape divisional priorities
* Influence best practice, operational excellence and market strategy across the wider A&F business
* Contribute to long-term planning and future workforce needs within your specialism
What We’re Looking For
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
* Are currently a Business Manager, Manager or operating at an equivalent leadership level
* Have an impressive track record in revenue growth and team leadership
* Bring strong commercial acumen and confidence operating in high-demand markets
* Have the resilience, ambition and leadership presence to drive performance and culture
* Want to shape and develop a key market within A&F, making a tangible impact on growth
What Hays Offers You
As part of your internal progression, you’ll benefit from:
* Uncapped commission, paid every 4 weeks
* Ownership of a warm, specialist desk with strong foundations and high fee potential
* Long-term commercial opportunity across transactional finance markets
* Access to industry-leading leadership development programmes
* Hybrid working and flexible hours
* International incentive trips and performance-based rewards
* A collaborative, inclusive culture that supports ambition and celebrates success
* Career mobility across the UK and globally
At Hays, we develop leaders and we support you every step of the journey.
Next Steps
If this sounds like your next move, we’d love to hear from you.
Please contact or for a confidential conversation or click apply now.
At Hays, the future is what you make it and this is your opportunity to shape one of the most commercially exciting parts of our Private Sector A&F business.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture where there are opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career with us.