Payroll Manager - Hybrid

Payroll Manager - Hybrid - Wolverhampton

Sheridan Maine Midlands is partnering with a respected, diverse group in Wolverhampton to recruit a permanent, full time payroll manager. The role oversees payroll for more than 7,000 employees and the bonus team, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and best practice across all payroll activities.

Salary £55,000-£60,000 per annum. Hybrid working (up to two days from home each week).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop an established payroll team of six, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Oversee end to end processing of multiple UK payrolls for more than 7,000 employees, ensuring accuracy, efficiency and compliance.
• Act as the organisation's subject matter expert for UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, PAYE, National Insurance and statutory payroll obligations.
• Lead governance around National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage compliance, proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks.
• Ensure accurate administration of statutory payments and deductions, including SSP, SMP, SPP and Student Loan repayments.
• Manage pension administration and automatic enrolment in line with legislative requirements.
• Maintain a robust payroll control framework to ensure data integrity, minimise risk and support audit requirements.
• Take ownership of HMRC submissions, including Full Payment Submission and Employer Payment Summary reporting.
• Oversee a high volume, performance related bonus function, ensuring accurate calculation and timely payment.
• Lead all year end payroll activities, including P60s, P11Ds and statutory reporting.
• Produce payroll reporting and analysis to support informed business decision making.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and ways of working, helping to drive operational excellence across the payroll function.

Qualifications

• CIPP qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience managing complex, high volume UK payrolls.
• Strong working knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and payroll compliance.
• Experience leading and developing payroll teams within a fast paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A proactive approach to process improvement, problem solving and stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

• Salary up to £60,000 per annum.
• Hybrid working (up to two days from home each week).
• Health cash plan.
• Car purchase scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Income protection insurance.
• Comprehensive family friendly policies.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.

Additional Information

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK on a full time, permanent basis without restriction.