Group Payroll Manager

Group Shared Services Payroll Manager – Gateshead

The Group Shared Services Payroll Manager will lead and manage the centralised payroll function. As Group Shared Services Payroll Manager, you will lead a high-performing team to deliver payroll excellence for over 24,000 employees and pensioners. Managing a skilled team of 11, the role will ensure best practice in complex payroll operations, legal compliance and delivery of exceptional service to both employees and the wider business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a centralised payroll team, ensuring best practice and high performance

• Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance with statutory requirements

• Maintain payroll compliance and reporting standards, including audit readiness

• Manage pension administration and auto-enrolment processes

• Drive process improvement initiatives and ensure smooth system and process implementations

• Provide coaching, development and guidance to the payroll team

Essential Skills & Experience:

• CIPP qualification
• Proven experience managing high-volume, complex payroll operations
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing senior payroll professionals
• Solid understanding of statutory payroll requirements and compliance
• Excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills
• Experience with payroll software
• Project management or process improvement experience