Temporary Payroll Manager
il y a 13 jours
New Town
Payroll Manager (3-Month Interim Assignment) 📍 Glasgow City Centre (Hybrid – 3 Days Office / 2 Days Home) 📅 3-Month Contract / Interim Assignment 💰 Competitive Daily Rate / Salary Equivalent We are currently seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to join a well-established organisation in Glasgow City Centre on a 3-month interim assignment. This is a hands-on role requiring an experienced payroll professional who can quickly take ownership of a busy and complex payroll function, ensuring employees, contractors, and fee-paid staff are paid accurately and on time while maintaining full compliance with payroll legislation and internal controls. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, you will oversee the end-to-end payroll function, managing a Payroll Administrator and taking overall responsibility for payroll operations, reporting, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities • Manage the full payroll cycle, ensuring accurate and timely processing., • Oversee payroll processing for employees, contractors, and fee-paid workers., • Prepare and process payroll payments, statutory deductions, and pension contributions., • Reconcile payroll reports to finance systems and general ledger accounts., • Ensure compliance with PAYE, National Insurance, pensions, and employment legislation., • Work closely with HR to process starters, leavers, contractual changes, and pay awards., • Respond to payroll, tax, pension, and employment status queries from employees and managers., • Liaise with external bodies including pension providers, auditors, and HMRC., • Produce payroll analysis and reporting for senior finance stakeholders., • Support payroll system enhancements, upgrades, and process improvements., • Line manage, support, and develop the Payroll Administrator., • Take overall ownership of payroll delivery, controls, and governance across the organisation. About You We're looking for a payroll specialist who can hit the ground running and confidently manage a complex payroll environment. Essential • Significant payroll management experience., • Proven experience overseeing complex payroll processing across multiple employee groups., • Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, PAYE, pensions, and statutory requirements., • Experience using ERP systems, ideally SAP and/or Oracle., • Experience using payroll and finance systems in a large-scale environment., • Strong reconciliation, reporting, and analytical skills., • Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office capability., • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities., • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills., • Previous experience managing, mentoring, or supervising team members. Desirable • Payroll, Finance, or Accounting qualification., • Experience leading payroll system implementations or upgrades., • Experience within higher education, public sector, creative, or arts environments., • Experience processing payments for freelance or fee-paid workers. Why Apply? This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Payroll Manager to step into a key leadership role, provide immediate value, and support a busy finance function during a period of transition and operational activity. If you're available at short notice and have the expertise to take ownership of a payroll function and lead payroll operations with confidence, we'd love to hear from you.