Payroll Manager

Payroll Manager: Own the Numbers, Lead the Future!

Are you a Payroll professional ready to take the reins and make a real impact?

Our organisation, a leading property services powerhouse with over 30 years of experience, is seeking a Payroll Manager to join our thriving finance team. This isn't just about processing; it's about owning the heartbeat of our compensation and playing a pivotal role in our continued growth.

You'll be the architect of our payroll operations, ensuring over 550 employees across currently eight companies, plus an additional 150+ external staff, are paid accurately and on time using Sage 50 Payroll. Beyond the monthly cycles, you'll be instrumental in:

• Mastering the Details: Accurately calculate all statutory payments (PAYE, TAX, NIC, attachment of earnings, SMP, SSP), as well as company sickness/holiday pay policies, staff loans, overtime, etc.

• Driving Financial Integrity: Handle monthly payroll journal postings into Sage 200, and conduct monthly P&L and Balance Sheet reconciliations for payroll-related accounts.

• Owning Pensions: Fully manage auto-enrolment pension processes and upload contributions for our internal staff and external concierge sites. This includes payments to Scottish Widows, The People's Pension, NEST & NOW: Pensions, and managing all opt-outs and opt-ins.

• Strategic Integration: Play a key part in the timely integration of payroll systems for newly acquired entities, supporting our ambitious acquisition strategy.

• Leading & Developing: You'll have the exciting opportunity to manage, mentor, coach, and appraise one direct report, helping them grow their payroll expertise.

• Collaborating & Reporting: Work hand-in-hand with HR on onboarding, holiday/sick leave management, and provide vital data for monthly management accounts and annual audits.

• Managing Payments: Oversee all BACS transfers for monthly salary payments, monthly HMRC payments, monthly Pensions payments, and other ad hoc third-party payments (AOE, CMS, etc.).

• Tax Compliance: Calculate and submit payments for P11Ds and PSAs to HMRC.

• Cost Management: Prepare monthly and quarterly salary recharge invoice spreadsheets for site staff.

You're a highly detailed, proactive payroll expert with:

• A minimum of five years of dedicated payroll experience and relevant payroll qualifications.

• An excellent understanding of all statutory requirements, including pension reforms.

• Sage 50 Payroll experience is essential.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills are a must.

• A team player who thrives under pressure and can use their initiative.

• Experience of Sage 200 Accounts would be useful.

• Team management skills - you're ready to inspire and develop.

• The ability to adapt to change in an evolving environment.

This is more than a job; it's a chance to be the central pillar of our payroll function within a thriving, expanding property services group. You'll gain exposure to complex payroll scenarios, strategic integration projects, and have the chance to directly lead and develop talent. You'll also manage specific benefit responsibilities, including eye care, childcare vouchers, Season Ticket Loans, and Octopus Electric Vehicle deductions. If you're looking for a role where your expertise drives real business impact and supports continued growth, then we want to talk to you!

Apply now and help us build the future of finance!

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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