About the role
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You will lead a team of 9 payroll professionals, overseeing a fortnightly payroll to ensure we continually deliver a consistent, high-quality service. Alongside day-to-day leadership, you will also:
Uplift governance, controls, and audit readiness.Simplify, document and standardise payroll processes.Review and reduce reliance on manual workarounds through better system usage.Improve reporting, transparency, partnering and insights for Finance and leadership.Review the operating model and identify opportunities to enhance roles, and ways of working.Play a key role in supporting ongoing payroll assurance / remediation activities. Ensuring sustainable fixes, strong controls, and long-term improvements.In your first 6–12 months, success will include:
A stable, well-controlled payroll function trusted by the business.Consistently accurate, on-time payroll with minimal errors.