Meraki Talent are delighted to be supporting the appointment of a Senior Payroll Manager for a prestigious financial institution on a 12-month full-time contract based in Northampton. This is a high-impact leadership role managing a large-scale payroll operation.
Lead the delivery of the UK Payroll, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and compliance with all applicable regulations and internal governance standards
Inspire, coach, and develop a team of payroll professionals, ensuring a robust succession plan and a strong focus on team wellbeing and career progression
Oversee the resolution of escalated and complex payroll issues, including risk events and service delivery exceptions
Ensure full compliance with Barclays policies, controls, SLAs, and external legislation through effective management of all payroll operations
Drive and deliver strategic change and process improvements affecting payroll systems and procedures, in collaboration with Transformation and Strategy teams
Contribute to the execution of the Global Payroll strategy, ensuring UK payroll activities are fully aligned and integrated
Ensure risk mitigation, governance, and policy adherence in all aspects of payroll operation
Extensive experience in payroll operations, with strong technical knowledge and proven delivery in complex, large-scale environments, ideally within Financial Services
Chartered Institute of Payroll and Pensions (CIPP) Level 5 qualification (or equivalent) highly desirable
Experience managing large payrolls with significant compliance and regulatory responsibility
Strong decision-making ability with a focus on operational performance, policy adherence, and risk management
Proven track record of leading transformational change across payroll processes and systems
Phone: 020 4571 7392