Payroll Manager

Sharp Consultancy is delighted to be partnering with a highly successful international organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager on an interim basis for around 3-6 months. This is an excellent opportunity to join a complex, fast-paced business where you'll lead payroll operations across multiple countries, driving compliance, operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Reporting to senior leadership, you'll take ownership of a diverse regional payroll function, working with both internal teams and external providers to ensure an accurate, compliant and efficient payroll service across multiple jurisdictions.

The Role

This is a broad and strategic position, offering responsibility for the end-to-end management of payroll operations across several countries. You'll lead a team while working closely with Finance, HR, Tax and external partners to deliver a best-in class payroll function.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of accurate and compliant payrolls across multiple countries.

• Managing relationships with external payroll providers and ensuring agreed service levels are achieved.

• Driving standardisation and continuous improvement across regional payroll processes.

• Supporting the integration of newly acquired businesses into existing payroll operations.

• Ensuring payroll activities remain fully compliant with relevant legislation, taxation and employment regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

• Producing payroll reporting and supporting month end accounting requirements.

• Managing statutory submissions and year end payroll activities.

• Acting as the key contact for internal and external audit activity relating to payroll.

• Maintaining governance, controls and compliance across the payroll function.

• Working collaboratively with HR, Finance, Reward and other stakeholders on payroll related initiatives.

• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency through automation, process improvement and emerging technologies, including AI where appropriate.

• Leading, developing and mentoring a high performing payroll team.

About You

They are looking for an experienced payroll professional with a background in managing complex, multi country payroll operations within an international environment.

You'll Ideally Bring

• Extensive experience managing payroll across multiple countries.

• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory compliance and governance.

• Experience managing third party payroll providers and service delivery.

• A proactive approach to process improvement and operational excellence.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

• Previous leadership experience with a passion for developing teams.

• Confidence working within a fast moving, evolving international business.

• An interest in leveraging technology, automation and AI to enhance payroll operations.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established international organisation that continues to invest in its people, systems and processes. You'll play a key role in shaping the future of the regional payroll function while working within a collaborative and supportive environment that offers genuine career development.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.