Payroll and Benefits Manager

Are you an experienced Payroll Manager looking for an opportunity to take ownership of a large, complex payroll operation within a growing organisation?

We are working with a well-established, high-profile organisation to recruit a Payroll & Benefits Manager. This is a business-critical appointment, offering the opportunity to lead a busy payroll function, manage a small team and take responsibility for the wider employee benefits offering.

Working closely with Finance and operational stakeholders, you will oversee payroll for approximately 1,500 employees across both permanent and casual workforces, with further growth anticipated.

This is a hands-on management role requiring someone who is technically strong, commercially aware and comfortable getting into the detail to ensure payroll is accurate, efficient and delivered to a consistently high standard. The Role You will take ownership of the end-to-end payroll operation, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time while continually reviewing and improving processes. Key responsibilities will include:

Managing fortnightly payroll processing for approximately 1,500 employees across permanent and casual workforces. Leading and developing a small payroll team, including a Payroll Assistant. Overseeing payroll queries, investigating discrepancies and resolving issues at source. Ensuring payroll processes are accurate, compliant and efficiently managed. Working closely with Finance and operational teams to ensure timely and accurate payroll information. Managing payroll systems and processes, including ADP Overseeing the transition into the new tax year. Taking responsibility for the wider employee benefits offering, including pensions, private medical insurance, life assurance, group income protection and employee discount schemes. Identifying opportunities to improve processes, systems and the overall employee experience. About You We are looking for an experienced Payroll Manager who can demonstrate:

Proven experience managing a large-scale payroll operation. Strong technical payroll knowledge, ideally within a business operating fortnightly payroll. Experience managing payroll across both permanent and casual or shift-based workforces. Previous experience leading, managing and developing a small team. The ability to investigate complex payroll queries and resolve issues systematically. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and resilience. Experience with payroll systems and ideally rostering platforms. Exposure to employee benefits, pensions and associated administration. The confidence to work closely with Finance, HR and operational stakeholders. Experience within hospitality, leisure, entertainment, retail or other high-volume, multi-site operational environments would be particularly advantageous. This is a predominantly office-based position, with regular on-site presence required to work closely with the wider team. Interested? If you are an experienced Payroll Manager looking for your next challenge and have the scale, technical expertise and leadership experience required, we would love to hear from you. Apply today or contact Axon Moore for a confidential discussion.

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