At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the payroll function, ensuring accuracy and compliance while driving improvements.
- Company: Well-established organisation with a focus on teamwork and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, leadership opportunities, and a chance to shape payroll processes.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and collaboration with HR and Finance teams.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by leading a critical payroll function in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Extensive payroll experience, leadership skills, and knowledge of PAYE and NI.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation for an experienced Head of Payroll to lead their end-to-end payroll function. This senior role will suit a confident payroll leader with strong technical knowledge and a hands-on approach. You'll oversee payroll delivery, ensure statutory compliance, lead a payroll team, and work closely with HR, Finance, and external partners to drive continuous improvement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Full ownership of payroll processing, accuracy, and compliance
- Leading and developing a payroll team
- Ensuring compliance with UK and/or Ireland payroll legislation
- Managing external providers and stakeholders
- Driving process improvements and automation
- Resolving complex payroll issues and producing senior-level reporting
About you:
- Extensive payroll experience with leadership responsibility
- Strong knowledge of PAYE, NI, pensions, and statutory reporting
- Experience using payroll systems (Sage 50)
- High attention to detail and confidentiality
- Payroll qualification (CIPP / IPASS) desirable
Reporting to: Regional Director
A great opportunity to shape and lead a critical payroll function.
We think you need these skills to ace Head Of Payroll in Hampshire
Payroll Processing
Statutory Compliance
Leadership Skills
Team Development
PAYE Knowledge
National Insurance Knowledge
Pensions Knowledge
