Payroll Manager

Job Title: Payroll ManagerLocation: Burton Latimer, Kettering Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 - Dependent on Experience Type: Permanent Position - Up to 2 days a week from home hybrid working Working Hours: 8:30am to 17:00pm (Monday to Thursday) - 16:00pm Finish on Fridays

Macildowie are proud to be working exclusively with a well-established business based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, to recruit a Payroll Manager. This is a permanent opportunity offering between £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience.

This role is crucial to the organisation, as you will take full ownership of payroll for around 500 employees, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and efficiency. You'll be joining a business that operates like a close-knit family, where every team member plays a vital role and is given the autonomy to make a real impact, where you are encouraged to make recommendations for improvement.

What's on Offer?

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with 3 days required for Christmas shutdown).
• Pension scheme (up to 10% matched) - dependent on years served within the business
• 3x Life assurance.
• Summer performance bonus.
• Hybrid working (2 days from home per week after probation).

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Full end-to-end payroll processing for 500 employees across 8 business entities - ensuring accurate and timely payments.
• Managing the pension scheme, including enrolment, compliance, and contribution tracking.
• Handling all payroll-related reporting - month-end and year-end reconciliations, statutory HMRC submissions, P60s, and P11Ds.
• Advising employees and internal teams on payroll-related queries, including NI tables, tax rates, and salary sacrifice impacts.
• Ensuring compliance with payroll legislation, including National Minimum Wage changes and pension auto-enrolment.
• Supporting Finance with purchase ledger duties, payment processing, and general reporting.
• Engaging in payroll-related projects, such as gender pay gap reporting and adapting to new legislative requirements.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years' experience in end-to-end payroll.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation and statutory payments.
• Basic understanding of manual payroll calculations.
• Previous experience managing payroll independently.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience using Sage Payroll 50 (Advantageous but not essential)
• Excel skills are required (qualifications are not essential).

Why Join?

• You'll be stepping into a role with full autonomy and ownership in a standalone position. The outgoing Payroll Manager is retiring after 13 years in the role, so there will be a 3-month handover to ensure a smooth transition.
• This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and refine the payroll function while working closely with senior finance professionals.
• If you're a payroll expert looking for an impactful role in a stable, growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
• Apply today or get in touch for more information.

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