Payroll Manager | Mid Kent – Hybrid | £50,000 - £55,000

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced Payroll Manager who has strong team management experience, to join a large, fast paced organisation in a newly created role. The business is highly acquisitive, and the payroll is complex, so the Payroll Manager role will look after a number of pay and pensions areas.

Key aspects of the role include:
• Mentoring and supporting direct reports to provide a first class and accurate payroll service to the business
• Perform annual appraisals with appropriate SMART objective setting and measurement
• Perform one to ones on a weekly basis
• Monitor the interim performance of the team, identifying training needs where required and supporting continued professional development
• Identify and escalate any performance issues or training needs to Head of payroll
• Recognise staff that are performing over and above expectations of their role

You will also:
• Maintain and review payroll calendars to plan resource and monitor payroll cycles (a high volume of monthly payrolls)
• Review controls with a view to recommending improvements and identifying new areas of risk
• Work with other senior members of the team and wider business to manage expectations, communication and provide resolution to issues

You will need to be a good people person with a key eye for detail, and a forward thinking approach to improving controls and processes. Previous management experience is essential, and you will need to have a minimum CIPP level 3 in order to be considered.