At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance while optimising systems.
- Company: Join a dynamic team in the hospitality and leisure sector.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, wellness incentives, spa experiences, and discounts.
- Other info: Part-time role with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on payroll accuracy and support a thriving team.
- Qualifications: Experience in payroll processing and strong knowledge of Dayforce required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Overview
This part‑time role – Payroll & Systems Manager – is responsible for end‑to‑end payroll delivery, ensuring accuracy, compliance and consistency across the business while optimising Dayforce.
Responsibilities
- Payroll Processing (Day‑to‑Day Delivery)
- Manage the full payroll cycle, process all changes (salaries, overtime, commissions, deductions, statutory payments), ensure compliance with HMRC, pensions and payroll legislation, reconcile payroll and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Team Management
- Oversee one direct report, prioritise workload, provide guidance, coaching and oversight, maintain accountability and consistency across payroll activities.
- Stakeholder Support
- Support managers with payroll queries, provide clear guidance on processes, deadlines and submission requirements, ensure accurate and timely payroll data submissions, and build strong relationships with HR, Finance and operational teams.
- Process Adherence & Governance
- Ensure payroll processes are consistently followed across all locations, identify and address recurring issues or gaps, promote best practice and improve payroll understanding, and strengthen controls for accuracy, compliance and efficiency.
- Health & Safety & Compliance
- Ensure all payroll processes comply with GDPR and data protection, maintain strict confidentiality of payroll information.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in a hands‑on payroll role.
- Experience processing payroll end‑to‑end within a multi‑site organisation.
- Strong working knowledge of Dayforce (essential).
- Experience developing or optimising payroll systems and processes.
- Solid understanding of UK payroll legislation and compliance.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong organisational and time‑management skills.
- Confident communicator, able to support and guide managers.
- Desirable: Experience supporting system architecture or working alongside data/system specialists.
- Desirable: Experience within hospitality, leisure or similar multi‑site environments.
- Desirable: Previous experience managing or supporting junior payroll colleagues.
- Personal Attributes
- Detail‑focused with a strong commitment to accuracy.
- Technically minded with a systems‑first approach.
- Comfortable balancing operational delivery with system development.
- Approachable and supportive, with a strong service mindset.
- Proactive and solutions‑focused.
- Takes ownership and accountability for delivery.
- Salary & Working Hours
Part‑time, 24–32 hours per week. Flexible location. Salary on application.
Benefits
- Health, wellness and wellbeing incentives.
- Digital fitness programmes, nutrition guides and recipes.
- Self‑guided meditation, wellbeing podcasts.
- Champneys experiences (e. g., overnight stay, spa day).
- Employee assistance programme and legal support.
- Discounts on Champneys products and partner products.
- Complimentary spa day on completion of probation.
- Discounted stays, parking and uniform provided.
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Payroll Manager employer: Champneys Head Office
As a Payroll Manager at our company, you will join a supportive and flexible work environment that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth. With a focus on health and wellness incentives, including digital fitness programmes and complimentary spa days, we foster a culture of balance and personal development. Our commitment to accuracy and compliance, combined with the opportunity to optimise payroll systems like Dayforce, makes this an ideal role for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in a dynamic multi-site organisation.
