Payroll Manager

A growing and successful business based in Sheffield is looking to appoint an experienced Standalone Payroll Manager to take ownership of its payroll function.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced payroll professional who enjoys working autonomously and is looking for a role where they can make a real impact within a growing organisation.

As the Standalone Payroll Manager, you will have full responsibility for the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time, while maintaining compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations.

The Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the full end-to-end payroll process from start to finish.


• Taking ownership of monthly payroll, ensuring accurate and timely payments.


• Managing payroll legislation, statutory payments, deductions and reporting.


• Ensuring compliance with HMRC and other relevant regulatory requirements.


• Maintaining accurate payroll records and resolving payroll queries efficiently.


• Managing starters, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, benefits and other payroll adjustments.


• Producing payroll reports and providing accurate information to key stakeholders.


• Supporting with payroll-related projects and process improvements as the business continues to grow.


• Acting as the key point of contact for all payroll queries across the organisation.

About You

The successful candidate will have solid experience managing payroll independently and will be comfortable taking full ownership of the function.

You will ideally have:

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience.


• Experience working in a standalone or highly autonomous payroll position.


• Excellent knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.


• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach.


• The ability to work to tight deadlines and manage competing priorities.


• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to deal with employees and senior stakeholders.


• A proactive approach, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve payroll processes.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £50,000


• Full-time, permanent position


• Opportunity to join a growing and successful business


• A high level of autonomy and ownership


• The opportunity to develop and improve the payroll function


• A varied role with genuine responsibility and visibility across the business

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.