Senior Payroll Manager | 20+ Years’ Payroll Expertise | Strategic Leader in Payroll Operations & Transformation | Looking for a new Challenge
I’m delighted to be representing an accomplished and highly capable Payroll Manager with over two decades of progressive experience in payroll leadership. This professional brings deep technical knowledge and a proven ability to lead payroll teams across both in-house and bureau environments, supporting up to 13,000 employees.
Currently working as Payroll, Pensions and Benefits Manager, this individual also serves as the payroll SME on a large-scale ERP implementation—demonstrating high-level strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration skills.
The career path spans public sector, accountancy, manufacturing, and education, with leadership experience over teams as large as 24, and a strong reputation for delivering operational excellence, legislative compliance, and continuous improvement.
Key Strengths Include:
• Leadership of large, multi-disciplinary payroll teams across complex organisations
• Full ownership of in-house payroll processing (weekly and monthly) for workforces exceeding 13,000
• Proven success as a payroll SME on ERP implementation projects
• Robust technical payroll knowledge with extensive experience in pensions, benefits, and statutory compliance
• Strong stakeholder engagement and third-party vendor management
• Commitment to team development, mentoring, and service excellence
• Highly capable in system and process improvements, controls, and audit compliance
• Experience delivering payroll services both internally and in a bureau setting
Bringing a hands-on, collaborative approach, this candidate thrives in dynamic environments where transformation, precision, and high standards are essential.
Open to permanent roles, ideally within organisations undergoing transformation or growth. Flexible on location, with a preference for hybrid working models.
