Payroll Manager
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- England,South East,Kent,Ashford
- Full Time, Permanent
- Salary negotiable
Job Description:
Full job descriptionJob Title: Payroll Manager
Location: Ashford
Job Type: Full time (Hybrid - 2 days in the office/3 days at home)
Salary: Negotiable (dependent on experience)
We are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to join our clients busy payroll function. This role suits a meticulous payroll professional with hands-on responsibility for contractor and temporary worker payroll, and a proven ability to lead automation and process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
Key responsibilities
*Supervise end to end payroll processing for employees, contractors and temporary staff, ensuring accurate, timely payments and statutory compliance.
*Manage and mentor a small payroll team, prioritising workloads and providing training and coaching.
*Reconcile payroll totals, resolve discrepancies and maintain payroll records and audit trails.
*Liaise with HR, Finance and external suppliers to manage onboarding, leavers, timesheets, expenses and contractor payments.
*Lead automation and process improvement initiatives: implement and maintain automation tools, maintain integrations between payroll and HR/finance systems, and develop efficiencies using workflow tools, macros or RPA where appropriate.
*Prepare management reports, month end activities and respond to payroll queries from internal stakeholders and contractors.
*Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, tax and pension requirements; support year end processes.
Essential skills and experience
*Proven payroll experience, including direct responsibility for contractor and temporary staff payroll.
*Experience implementing or operating payroll automation (e.g., RPA, integrations, scripting, automated workflows) and a drive to improve processes through technology.
*Strong knowledge of payroll systems and data flows; confident working with payroll/HR/finance software and Excel.
*Excellent attention to detail, problem solving skills and the ability to work to deadlines.
*Good communication skills and experience working with multiple stakeholders.
*Experience supervising or leading a small team.
Location: Ashford
Job Type: Full time (Hybrid - 2 days in the office/3 days at home)
Salary: Negotiable (dependent on experience)
We are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to join our clients busy payroll function. This role suits a meticulous payroll professional with hands-on responsibility for contractor and temporary worker payroll, and a proven ability to lead automation and process improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
Key responsibilities
*Supervise end to end payroll processing for employees, contractors and temporary staff, ensuring accurate, timely payments and statutory compliance.
*Manage and mentor a small payroll team, prioritising workloads and providing training and coaching.
*Reconcile payroll totals, resolve discrepancies and maintain payroll records and audit trails.
*Liaise with HR, Finance and external suppliers to manage onboarding, leavers, timesheets, expenses and contractor payments.
*Lead automation and process improvement initiatives: implement and maintain automation tools, maintain integrations between payroll and HR/finance systems, and develop efficiencies using workflow tools, macros or RPA where appropriate.
*Prepare management reports, month end activities and respond to payroll queries from internal stakeholders and contractors.
*Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, tax and pension requirements; support year end processes.
Essential skills and experience
*Proven payroll experience, including direct responsibility for contractor and temporary staff payroll.
*Experience implementing or operating payroll automation (e.g., RPA, integrations, scripting, automated workflows) and a drive to improve processes through technology.
*Strong knowledge of payroll systems and data flows; confident working with payroll/HR/finance software and Excel.
*Excellent attention to detail, problem solving skills and the ability to work to deadlines.
*Good communication skills and experience working with multiple stakeholders.
*Experience supervising or leading a small team.
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