Payroll & Benefits Manager

Location: Birmingham

Salary: Up to £60,000 + benefits

Ashley Kate are thrilled to be working with our client as they search for a Payroll & Benefits Manager to deliver a professional, efficient, and effective payroll and benefits service across a multi-entity organisation, ensuring compliance with internal policies, statutory regulations, and best practice standards across multiple jurisdictions. The role is responsible for leading and developing payroll operations, maintaining high service quality, and ensuring confidentiality and professionalism at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all employees are paid accurately and in accordance with contractual terms and conditions.
• Oversee and manage payroll record changes based on data received from HR systems.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory payroll requirements, including payments, submissions, and regulatory deadlines.
• Lead and manage payroll team members, allocating workloads and ensuring service delivery targets are achieved.
• Support team development and performance management to maintain a high-performing payroll function.
• Maintain payroll systems in line with legislative updates and software developments, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Support implementation and transition of new payroll systems or upgrades where required.
• Work collaboratively with HR and Finance teams to improve payroll processes and data flows.
• Review existing payroll procedures and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and compliance.
• Act as a point of contact for payroll-related queries from employees and management.
• Oversee full payroll lifecycle administration including onboarding, contractual changes, payments, deductions, and employee terminations.
• Provide oversight of both in-house and outsourced payroll operations where applicable.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and cross-checking activities to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Support development of automated payroll and reporting processes.
• Oversee administration of employee benefits and related annual renewals.
• Manage statutory reporting requirements including annual benefit reporting and tax compliance submissions.
• Support due diligence activities relating to payroll for organisational growth, acquisitions, or restructuring.
• Evaluate payroll delivery models and systems to ensure operational efficiency and scalability.

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive experience managing payroll operations.
• Experience managing benefits and taking ownership of this process.
• Strong working knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory requirements.
• Experience working with payroll and HR systems.
• Understanding of multi-jurisdiction payroll processes is desirable.

Interested to hear more, please reach out!

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

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