Payroll Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end payroll operation, ensuring accurate and timely processing of monthly payrolls for a large and diverse workforce.
- Lead, motivate and develop the Payroll Team through effective performance management, coaching, training and succession planning.
- Ensure compliance with all payroll legislation including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, attachment orders, salary sacrifice schemes and year-end reporting requirements.
- Oversee payroll-related deductions and pension administration, including Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) regulations and reporting requirements.
- Develop and maintain robust payroll controls, procedures and reconciliation processes to ensure payroll accuracy and minimise risk.
- Lead on payroll audits, responding to internal and external audit recommendations and implementing corrective actions where required.
- Act as the payroll subject-matter expert, providing specialist advice and guidance to senior managers, HR, Finance and employees on complex payroll matters.
- Manage the payroll aspects of organisational change programmes, restructures, TUPE transfers and pay reviews.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with HR, Finance, Pension Administrators, HMRC and external payroll providers where applicable.
- Produce payroll management information, statutory returns and reporting data to support organisational decision-making.
- Lead on payroll system maintenance, upgrades, testing and implementation of new functionality.
- Identify and implement process improvements, driving efficiencies and continuous service enhancement across payroll operations.
- Ensure compliance with local government pay agreements, terms and conditions, and national legislative changes affecting payroll delivery.
- Manage service level agreements and performance measures, ensuring key deadlines and service standards are consistently achieved.
- Support budget monitoring and financial reconciliation activities relating to payroll expenditure.
- Significant payroll management experience within a large and complex organisation.
- Previous Local Government payroll experience and knowledge of Local Government terms and conditions.
- Strong understanding of LGPS administration and pension regulations.
- Detailed knowledge of payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
- Experience managing payroll systems such as Oracle, iTrent, Midland HR, ResourceLink or equivalent.
- Proven experience leading, developing and motivating payroll teams.
- Strong analytical skills with experience of payroll reconciliations, reporting and audit requirements.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A track record of delivering payroll service improvements and managing change projects.
✅ Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
✅ Generous annual leave entitlement
✅ Employee wellbeing programme
✅ Learning and development opportunities
✅ Career progression within a large public sector organisation
Apply NowIf you are an experienced Payroll Manager looking to lead a busy payroll service within a progressive London Local Authority, we would welcome your application.
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