Payroll Manager

This leadership role heads the payroll function at Agincare, a care provider with close to 6,000 staff, and manages a team of eight across two sites. The post-holder ensures accurate, on-time payroll with close attention to National Minimum Wage and UKVI compliance, and takes ownership of payroll systems and controls. Work covers a variable-hours workforce and relationships with operations, finance, HR and recruitment, plus HMRC, pensions and ONS reporting. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Lead end-to-end payroll operations for close to 6,000 colleagues
• Lead and develop a payroll team of around eight colleagues
• Ensure payroll is accurate, on time and fully compliant with legislation, particularly NMW and UKVI
• Build partnerships with operational, HR, recruitment and finance teams
• Implement controls and processes to improve payroll accuracy and efficiency
• Take ownership of IRISStaffology and oversee payroll system integrity
• Support development of system integrations between payroll, workforce management and finance platforms
• Manage relationships with HMRC, pension providers, regulatory bodies and external system providers
• Produce and submit ONS reporting
• Drive continuous improvement across payroll processes, systems and reporting
• Identify opportunities for training, development and team growth

Qualifications

• Payroll, accounting or related qualification, or equivalent experience demonstrated

Experience

• Experienced Payroll Manager or senior payroll professional with end-to-end payroll responsibility
• Leading, managing and developing teams
• Large-scale payroll operations in a variable-hours environment
• Ensuring NMW and UKVI compliance

Skills & knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of UK payroll legislation and regulations
• Confident communicator able to build relationships at all levels
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset

Nice to have

• Multi-entity or multi-payroll group environments
• Supporting shift-based workforces and large volumes of hourly paid staff
• IRISStaffology payroll software
• OneTouch workforce management systems
• NetSuite or payroll-to-finance system integrations
• ONS reporting requirements
• Social care, healthcare or regulated service environments
• Payroll transformation, implementation or optimisation projects

What’s offered

• Fully funded training and career development
• Blue Light discount package
• Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families
• Company pension scheme
• Opportunity to work with senior stakeholders across a national organisation
• Opportunity to lead system improvements and transformational payroll projects

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