Senior Payroll Control manager
| Posting date: | 02 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £55,000.0 to £60,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Up to £60,000 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14BT |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4785692_1775131441 |
Summary
Your new company
You'll be joining a growing professional services organisation with a strong national payroll function. The business is committed to delivering high-quality payroll services, strengthening internal controls, and continuously improving its ways of working. You'll be part of a collaborative environment where developing best practice and enhancing compliance are central priorities.
Your new role
You'll play a key role in supporting and developing payroll controls, compliance, and risk management across the national payroll service line. You'll review and strengthen existing processes, contribute to strategic decisions, and work closely with colleagues at all levels.Your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring robust controls and compliance are built into payroll service delivery.
- Continuously reviewing and improving payroll processes and assessing proposed operational changes.
- Managing the risk register, monitoring service delivery risks, and overseeing incident reporting.
- Reviewing compliance and non-compliance trends and recommending improvements.
- Leading legislative and procedural updates and ensuring teams meet requirements.
- Managing a team within the payroll controls and compliance function.
- Identifying weaknesses in current processes and proposing solutions that add value.
- Supporting the development of wider risk and control strategies.
What you'll need to succeed
To excel in this role, you will bring:
- Strong experience as a payroll professional.
- Proven ability to design and implement effective control frameworks.
- A solid understanding of compliance risks and best‑practice approaches.
- Experience investigating payroll incidents, making recommendations, and overseeing remediation.
- Confident communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues both remotely and in person.
What you need to do now
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