Head Of Payroll
Posted 7 days ago by ARM
£529 Per day
Undetermined
Hybrid
Stratford, London
Summary: The Head of Payroll role is a 6-month hybrid contract based in Stratford, London, responsible for overseeing the end-to-end Employee Payments processes, including payroll, expenses, and overtime payments. The position requires ensuring accurate payroll production within deadlines, managing payroll systems, and handling payroll accounting. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and in-house payroll delivery experience, preferably in the public sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the scheduling and production of payroll across the organisation.
- Ensure all payrolls for employees are accurate and produced within deadlines.
- Manage payroll systems, including performance, testing, and issue resolution.
- Oversee payroll accounting and ensure costs are reflected in the General Ledger.
- Process payroll BACS transmissions to ensure timely payments.
- Complete and submit HMRC statutory returns according to legislation.
- Process and pay employee expenses and payments to third parties.
Key Skills:
- Leadership and team management in payroll.
- In-house payroll delivery experience.
- Strong technical payroll knowledge.
- Public sector experience preferred.
- Large-scale payroll experience desirable.
- Strong understanding of payroll processes and HMRC obligations.
- Knowledge of year-end requirements.
Salary (Rate): £529/day
City: Stratford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Head of Payroll
Stratford
6-month Contract - Hybrid
£529.54
ARM are delighted to be working with our client to help them recruit a Head of Payroll on a 6 month contract. The role is responsible for delivery of elements of the end-to-end Employee Payments processes including payroll, expenses, and overtime payments
The Role:
- Responsible for the scheduling and production of payroll across the organisation, ensuring all payrolls for the employees are accurate, produced within non-negotiable deadlines and are in accordance with both statutory and company rules
- Overall responsibility for the payroll systems, including overall performance, testing, issue resolution and working with the necessary cross-functional internal and external contacts to ensure the payroll system is fit for purpose
- Responsible for payroll accounting facility, ensure all payroll costs are reflected in the General Ledger.
- The accurate and timely processing of all payroll BACS transmissions to ensure payments are made on time.
- Completion and submission of HMRC statutory returns according to statutory legislation.
- Processing and payment of employee expenses and payments to 3rd parties, for example HMRC and pension funds
Requirements:
- Leadership and team management in payroll.
- In-house payroll delivery experience.
- Strong technical payroll knowledge
- Public sector preferred for governance and pace.
- Large-scale payroll experience desirable.
- Strong understanding of payroll processes, HMRC obligations, and year-end requirements.
Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.