Payroll Manager

The Payroll Manager leads the organisation’s payroll function, ensuring the accurate, compliant, and efficient delivery of payroll services.

The role is accountable for the governance, control, and continuous improvement of payroll operations, ensuring alignment with financial reporting requirements, HMRC regulations, and wider organisational strategy. The Payroll Manager will develop and manage payroll processes, systems, and team capability to deliver a reliable, scalable payroll service.

Location: Teddington (5 days in office)

Hours: 8.30 am - 5.30 pm

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (Depending on experience)

In this role, you will lead the organisation’s payroll function, ensuring the accurate, compliant, and efficient delivery of payroll services.

The role is accountable for the governance, control, and continuous improvement of payroll operations, ensuring alignment with financial reporting requirements, HMRC regulations, and wider organisational strategy. The Payroll Manager will develop and manage payroll processes, systems, and team capability to deliver a reliable, scalable payroll service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the end-to-end payroll process for approximately 2,700 colleagues, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

• Ensure correct calculation of Pension contributions and Statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP).

• Manage the calculation of commissions and bonuses.

• Review and authorise payroll before final submission.

• Ensure full compliance with UK payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, and pension auto-enrolment requirements.

• Maintain strong audit controls and documentation across payroll processes.

• Support internal and external audits.

• Provide training, coaching, and performance management to the payroll team

• Manage payroll systems and HR system integrations.

• Identify opportunities to improve payroll efficiency, automation, and accuracy.

• Respond to complex payroll queries from employees and senior management.

• Produce payroll reports for Finance and senior leadership.

• Support month-end and year-end processes, including P60s and P11Ds where applicable.

• Reconcile payroll accounts and support budgeting/forecasting processes.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Significant experience managing payroll.

• Due to the volume of data handled, strong Excel skills are essential

• Outstanding attention to detail and high standard of accuracy, numeracy and literacy

• Target and deadline oriented, able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Proactive approach to work with a flexible approach to work, particularly during busy periods

• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all dealings and correspondence