Jobgether
Payroll Delivery Lead
TLDR
Leads end-to-end payroll operations within a global shared services environment, driving accuracy, compliance, governance, and continuous process improvements.
Accountabilities:
- Oversee end-to-end UK payroll delivery, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution across monthly and weekly cycles.
- Manage and develop a team of Payroll Specialists, including recruitment, coaching, performance reviews, and capability building.
- Act as key escalation point for payroll issues, coordinating resolution between vendors, internal stakeholders, and HR/Finance teams.
- Review and approve payroll outputs including BACS payments, adjustments, pension uploads, and statutory deductions.
- Ensure pre-payroll checks, reconciliations, and corrections are completed accurately before final payroll runs.
- Maintain strong governance over payroll processes, ensuring audit readiness and adherence to internal controls.
- Partner with external payroll vendors to monitor performance, resolve issues, and improve service delivery.
- Support overpayments management, tax adjustments, and compliance with HMRC requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives through trend analysis, metrics, and process optimization.
- Ensure payroll documentation, work instructions, and operational procedures remain accurate and up to date.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in HR, Finance, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of payroll experience, including leadership or team management responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of UK payroll processes, including PAYE, NI, and statutory compliance requirements.
- Experience working with HR and payroll systems such as Workday and ADP GlobalView.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and deliver within SLA-driven environments.
- Experience in payroll reconciliation, audits, and financial control processes.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across global teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
- CIPP qualification or equivalent payroll certification is preferred.
- Strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on accuracy, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience and expertise.
- Hybrid working model with flexibility between remote and office-based work.
- Opportunity to lead payroll operations in a global shared services environment.
- Exposure to international stakeholders and complex payroll governance processes.
- Career development opportunities within HR operations and payroll leadership.
- Structured learning environment with focus on process improvement and innovation.
- Inclusive workplace culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and growth.
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How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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Benefits
Learning Budget
Structured learning environment with focus on process improvement and innovation.
Inclusive workplace culture
Inclusive workplace culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and growth.
Remote-Friendly
Hybrid working model with flexibility between remote and office-based work.
Jobgether runs the largest remote job platform, effectively linking job seekers with over 200,000 flexible and remote opportunities that match their unique skills and preferences. Our focus is on enhancing the hiring process, ensuring efficiency while prioritizing the candidate experience, particularly in the growing health and wellness sector.
- Founded
- Founded 2020
- Employees
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Professional Services
Delivery Lead