Payroll Manager (3-Month Interim Assignment) Glasgow City Centre (Hybrid – 3 Days Office / 2 Days Home) 3-Month Contract / Interim Assignment Competitive Daily Rate / Salary Equivalent We are currently seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to join a well-established organisation in Glasgow City Centre on a 3-month interim assignment. This is a hands-on role requiring an experienced payroll professional who can quickly take ownership of a busy and complex payroll function, ensuring employees, contractors, and fee-paid staff are paid accurately and on time while maintaining full compliance with payroll legislation and internal controls. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, you will oversee the end-to-end payroll function, managing a Payroll Administrator and taking overall responsibility for payroll operations, reporting, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities Manage the full payroll cycle, ensuring accurate and timely processing. Oversee payroll processing for employees, contractors, and fee-paid workers. Prepare and process payroll payments, statutory deductions, and pension contributions. Reconcile payroll reports to finance systems and general ledger accounts. Ensure compliance with PAYE, National Insurance, pensions, and employment legislation. Work closely with HR to process starters, leavers, contractual changes, and pay awards. Respond to payroll, tax, pension, and employment status queries from employees and managers. Liaise with external bodies including pension providers, auditors, and HMRC. Produce payroll analysis and reporting for senior finance stakeholders. Support payroll system enhancements, upgrades, and process improvements. Line manage, support, and develop the Payroll Administrator. Take overall ownership of payroll delivery, controls, and governance across the organisation. About You We're looking for a payroll specialist who can hit the ground running and confidently manage a complex payroll environment. Essential Significant payroll management experience. Proven experience overseeing complex payroll processing across multiple employee groups. Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, pensions, and statutory requirements. Experience using ERP systems, ideally SAP and/or Oracle. Experience using payroll and finance systems in a large-scale environment. Strong reconciliation, reporting, and analytical skills. Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office capability. Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Previous experience managing, mentoring, or supervising team members. Desirable Payroll, Finance, or Accounting qualification. Experience leading payroll system implementations or upgrades. Experience within higher education, public sector, creative, or arts environments. Experience processing payments for freelance or fee-paid workers. Why Apply? This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Payroll Manager to step into a key leadership role, provide immediate value, and support a busy finance function during a period of transition and operational activity. If you're available at short notice and have the expertise to take ownership of a payroll function and lead payroll operations with confidence, we'd love to hear from you.
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