Deputy Payroll Manager

Deputy Payroll Manager (3 month Interim role)

£45K

Yorkshire/Hybrid Working (One day a week required on site)

Macmillan Davies are working on with a leading and well-established national entity who are looking to attract a Deputy Payroll Manager to join their growing team on a 3 Month Interim basis. This role will function to lead on the delivery of a high quality and accurate payroll service across the business.

About the role:

• Overseeing and managing monthly and year-end payroll processing.
• Ensuring payroll accuracy, including reconciliations, annual reporting, and required submissions.
• Handling pension administration and related tasks.
• Recruiting, leading, and developing the payroll team to ensure all payroll processes align with KPIs, SLAs, and compliance requirements.
• Monitoring and reporting on performance against service standards, collaborating with others to enhance service delivery.
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Actively contributing to the Pensions Governance Committee.
• Overseeing the overpayment procedure and maintain relationships with all relevant stakeholders.

About You:

• In-depth expertise in payroll processing, including all annual, regulatory, and HMRC requirements.
• Exposure to the system ITrent
• Experience working in a customer-focused, transactional team, ideally within a Shared Services environment.
• Skilled in providing payroll and IT support to a diverse customer base.
• Strong knowledge of in-house payroll processes, including new starter pension contributions, previous employer pay and tax details, court orders, maternity pay, and sickness records.

This is an excellent opportunity to work for an innovative and thriving organisation. There will also be the opportunity for this role to become permanent for the right individual.

If you have the relevant skills and experience for this exciting new role, apply today to find out more or email Amy Mottershead on