Payroll Manager

DNA Payments Group

Join DNA Payments as a Payroll Manager, managing UK payroll and employee benefits compliance in a fast-growing fintech company. Ensure accuracy, communication, and adherence to regulations while supporting HR.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeHull • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £45,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the end-to-end payroll process for all employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance with UK legislation.
Oversee the preparation, calculation, and distribution of monthly salaries, overtime, bonuses, pensions, and other benefits.
Partner with benefits providers to manage benefit-related payroll processes, supporting a smooth employee experience and effective cost management.
Responsible for timely and engaged communications with employees on all payroll related matters including benefits and incentives.
Ensure compliance with PAYE, NI, pension auto-enrolment, and statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP, SAP).
Act as the primary contact with HMRC and external auditors regarding payroll matters.
Maintain payroll systems and ensure data integrity and security.
Prepare and submit RTI (Real Time Information) and year-end returns (P60, P11D, P45, Gender Pay Gap report).
Along with monthly management of P11D benefits and producing accurate payroll reports and analysis for Finance and HR.
Manage relationships with payroll software providers and ensure systems remain fit-for-purpose.
Engage directly with employees to resolve payroll queries, ensuring clear communication and excellent customer service.
Strong knowledge of salary sacrifices schemes and implementation of pension salary sacrifice and similar programmes.
Manage and create the People Monthly MI and Quarterly MI packs for the Head of HR and People Director, providing real time recommendations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience managing payroll in the UK, ideally in a fintech environment.
Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, and pension regulations.
Experience with Payfit payroll system and in-depth knowledge of other payroll systems
Experience of managing and implementing incentives programmes.
A proven track record of customer centricity – managing employee queries with professionalism, empathy, and discretion.
Strong leadership and people management skills.
Excellent numeracy skills and strong attention to detail.
Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other payroll/HR reporting tools.
Professional payroll qualification (e.g., CIPP) desirable.
Knowledge of grievance, disciplinary and investigation procedures

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days holiday per year
Private Medical
Life Assurance
Cycle to work scheme
Access to self-learning platform
Bookboon
Income Protection
Workplace Pension
Employee Assistance Programme

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Hard Skills & Tools

payroll managementUK payroll legislationPAYENIpension auto-enrolmentRTIP60P11DP45salary sacrifice schemes

Soft Skills

customer centricityleadershippeople managementattention to detailorganisational skillstime managementcommunicationempathydiscretionproblem-solving

Certifications

CIPP