Payroll Manager
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,000.0 to £55,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50-55k per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 February 2026 |
| Location: | City of London, London, SE1 0LL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4762985_1768928265 |
Summary
Central London
Onsite 5 days a week
£50-55k per annum depending on experience
Permanent Post
Our client is seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to join their HR department on a permanent basis
Duties include;
- Manage end‑to‑end payroll processing for the organisation from start to finish on a sole basis
- Maintain employee payroll records and process starters, leavers, and changes.
- Calculate statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP).
- Process overtime, bonuses, allowances, and deductions.
- Submit FPS/EPS to HMRC and resolve payroll‑related queries.
- Complete month‑end and year‑end tasks (P60s, P45s, P11Ds).
- Handle pension administration including auto‑enrolment.
- Process LGPS and TPS contributions and ensure accurate monthly returns.
- Maintain LGPS/TPS starters, leavers, service updates and support annual reconciliations.
- Produce payroll reports for Finance/HR.
- Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and GDPR.
You will have;
- Strong end‑to‑end payroll processing experience from start to finish.
- Excellent understanding of UK payroll legislation and statutory payments.
- Confident working independently and managing the full payroll cycle alone.
- Experience with LGPS and TPS monthly returns and reconciliations.
- High attention to detail with strong numerical accuracy.
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.
- Strong communication skills for handling payroll queries professionally.
- Proficient with payroll systems and comfortable liaising with software providers.
- Discreet, reliable, and committed to maintaining GDPR and data confidentiality.
If you have all of the above and happy to work in the office 5 days a week then please apply now
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