Deputy Payroll Manager

Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are working with a leading Lincoln organisation to recruit a Deputy Payroll Manager. An exciting opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to take on a Deputy Payroll Manager role within a busy, fast-paced finance environment.
Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Payroll, you will play a key role in overseeing day-to-day payroll operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery of payroll services. You will manage and support a small team, allocating workloads effectively, developing team capability, and maintaining high service standards. The role also involves hands-on support with payroll processing where needed, alongside responsibility for reconciliations, audits, and ensuring outputs meet regulatory and organisational requirements. A strong focus of your role will be continuous improvement, including analysing performance data, producing KPIs, and supporting payroll system upgrades and testing. You will work closely with internal stakeholders to build strong relationships and deliver a customer-focused service.
What you'll need to succeed
You will bring substantial payroll experience within a high-volume setting, strong technical knowledge of payroll legislation and systems, and excellent analytical and organisational skills. Attention to detail, the ability to meet tight deadlines, and a commitment to confidentiality and compliance are essential. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to step into a leadership role while continuing to develop their expertise in payroll operations and systems. You will ideally be CIPP or studying towards the qualification. Prior management experience is preferred, but individuals with the right technical skill and management potential will be considered. You will be living within a commutable distance of Lincoln as the role is hybrid working (2-3 days a week in the office.)
What you'll get in return
Interesting and varied role in a busy, fast-paced organisation
Lovely working environment
Hybrid working
Excellent work-life balance
Good benefits including professional development

What you need to do now
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