Cooper Parry Finance recruitment are delighted to be supporting our client, an ambitious and expanding organisation, to appoint a newly created Payroll & Timewriting Lead role. Reporting directly to the HR Director, this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and wants to play a key role in establishing and developing best practice processes.

This position would suit someone with strong experience managing complex payrolls, ideally across multiple employee groups and pay structures. You'll be supported by two direct reports and will take ownership of payroll and timekeeping operations while helping drive efficiencies and continuous improvement across the business.

This is a particularly exciting opportunity for a positive, adaptable and forward-thinking individual who enjoys working in a growing organisation that is still evolving and establishing its infrastructure and processes.

The Opportunity

As Payroll & Timewriting Lead, you will take responsibility for the end-to-end payroll and timekeeping function, ensuring employees are paid accurately, compliantly and on time.

Working closely with HR, Finance, Commercial and operational teams, you'll provide expertise across payroll legislation, workforce data, compliance and process improvement whilst leading and developing a small team.

Key responsibilities will include:

Leading the end-to-end payroll process across various employee groups
Managing payroll compliance, including HMRC, pension and statutory requirements
Overseeing time and attendance systems and workforce data accuracy
Managing relationships with external payroll providers
Leading, coaching and developing a team of two
Supporting commercial and finance teams with payroll reconciliations and queries
Producing payroll and workforce reporting for senior leadership
Driving process improvements, system enhancements and operational efficiencies
Supporting audits and ensuring robust governance and compliance standards

Background & Experience

Are you an experienced Payroll Manager or similar looking for an opportunity to build and shape a function within a growing business?

We're keen to speak with individuals who can demonstrate:

Significant payroll leadership experience or experience operating in a Senior Payroll Position
Experience managing complex payroll environments
Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and pension administration
Experience managing time and attendance systems
The ability to interpret and communicate complex pay structures and payroll rules
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build relationships across the business
Previous experience coaching, developing or managing team members
Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving capability

Experience within a multi-site, operational, engineering, offshore or shift-based environment would be advantageous.

About You

The successful candidate will be:

Flexible and adaptable in their approach
Positive, proactive and solutions-focused
Commercially aware with strong attention to detail
Driven and motivated to make an impact
Comfortable operating in a growing business environment
Forward-thinking with a continuous improvement mindset
Confident building processes and establishing best practice

Salary & Benefits

In return, our client offers an excellent benefits package including:

33 days annual leave
Private Bupa healthcare
Pension scheme (4% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution)
3x salary life assurance (death in service)
Opportunity to shape and develop a newly created function
Career development within a growing and ambitious organisation

Next Steps

If you're an experienced Payroll Manager or senior payroll professional looking for the chance to take ownership of a newly created role and make a genuine impact within a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion.

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