Payroll Manager

Together Group

Payroll Manager responsible for managing the monthly UK payroll cycle and ensuring compliance for Together Group. Collaborating with Finance and People teams while safeguarding employee data integrity.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end monthly UK payroll cycle for all employees****
Process starters, leavers, contractual changes, bonuses, salary sacrifice and benefits-in-kind accurately and within deadlines.****
Calculate and reconcile PAYE, National Insurance, student loan deductions, attachment of earnings orders, statutory payments and pension contributions.****
Manage year-end activities for tax and annual benefits cycles.****
Act as the main point of contact for employee payroll queries, resolving issues professionally and with discretion.****
Liaise with the wider Finance team on payroll journals, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and cash forecasting.****
Ensure master data integrity, resolving issues promptly****
Maintain a robust control environment over the payroll process.****
Ensure full compliance with all statutory reporting and regulations, and monitor legislative changes timely to ensure up to date processes in operation****
Safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of employee data in line with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.****
Liaise with the People team on employee lifecycle events, policy design and communications.****
Manage third-party providers including pension providers, benefits brokers and HMRC.****
Provide clear, accurate information to senior stakeholders and the Executive team on payroll cost, risk and compliance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience running a UK multi entity payroll end-to-end in a standalone or lead capacity.****
Deep, current technical knowledge of UK PAYE, NI, statutory payments, pensions auto-enrolment, salary sacrifice, benefits-in-kind and year-end processes.****
Demonstrable experience operating within a strong internal control framework****
Hands-on experience configuring and optimising a modern cloud payroll system, plus experience of at least one payroll implementation, migration or major upgrade.****
Excellent Excel skills****
Experience partnering with Finance on payroll accounting, reconciliations and GL integration.****
Meticulous attention to detail with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.****
Calm, discreet and professional when handling sensitive data and difficult employee queries.****
Self starter, pragmatic problem solver and clear communicator****

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Hard Skills & Tools

UK payrollPAYENational Insurancestatutory paymentspensions auto-enrolmentsalary sacrificebenefits-in-kindyear-end processesExcelpayroll implementation

Soft Skills

attention to detailaccountabilityownershipdiscretionprofessionalismproblem solvingcommunicationcalmnessmeticulousnessstakeholder management