Payroll Manager Standalone

Are you an experienced Payroll professional ready to take full ownership of a standalone function? We're recruiting for a growing manufacturing business in Lytham looking for a hands-on and confident Payroll Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to step into a fully autonomous role, with the support of a small and collaborative HR team. Whether you're already in a Payroll Manager position or ready for your next step up, this could be the challenge you're looking for.

The Role:

As Payroll Manager, you'll be responsible for delivering an accurate, timely and compliant payroll service for around 500 employees paid weekly and monthly. This is an end-to-end processing role with full accountability, reporting into the HR function and working closely with Finance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage weekly and monthly payrolls

• End-to-end processing including pensions, statutory payments, deductions, and reporting

• Submit BACS payments and provide payroll reports to Finance

• Handle all payroll queries and discrepancies with a calm, professional approach

• Support compliance with HMRC regulations and ensure processes meet legislation

• Maintain payroll records and support data for audits, pay reviews, and internal reporting

• Use payroll and T&A systems, ensuring data is fully aligned

• Help improve T&A processes where needed

About You:

• You've got at least 2 years' experience running payroll from start to finish

• Ideally, you've worked in a manufacturing or similar environment

• You're confident chasing up timesheets, spotting anomalies, and fixing issues

• You're a team player but happy working independently and owning your workload

• Calm under pressure and comfortable with a Monday-Wednesday pay finalisation cycle

• Good Excel skills and comfortable handling payroll reports

• CIPP qualified or working towards it (desirable, not essential)

Why Apply?

• Join a stable and supportive HR team who genuinely value what payroll brings

• 25 days holiday + bank hols + your birthday off

• Lunchtime finish on a Friday

• Free parking

• A range of additional benefits including retail discounts, EAP and wellbeing schemes

What's Next?

If you're a payroll expert looking for a role where you can truly make it your own, we'd love to hear from you. Interviews will take place onsite, so get in touch now to avoid missing out.

Not Quite Right?

If you're in payroll but this role isn't quite the right fit, feel free to reach out - we have other opportunities. And if you know someone this could suit, we'd love you to pass it on.