Payroll Manager 12-Month Fixed Term Contract | Hybrid (2-3 days per week in Cardiff) We're partnering with an excellent, well-established organisation to recruit an experienced Payroll Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone who enjoys managing people, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering a high-quality payroll service within a shared services environment. You'll take ownership of payroll delivery for the UK workforce, leading a small, established team and working closely with Finance and wider stakeholders to ensure accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement. The Role As Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of the payroll function, including: Leading and supporting a team of Senior Payroll Officers, Senior Administrators and temporary staff Overseeing end-to-end UK payroll processing in a high-volume environment Ensuring all payroll data is accurate, compliant, and delivered to agreed deadlines Completing and reviewing payroll checks prior to submission Managing BACS payments to employees, HMRC and third-party bodies Authorising payroll payments in collaboration with Finance Maintaining and reconciling General Ledger payroll entries and resolving exceptions Monitoring legislative and policy changes, ensuring payroll processes remain compliant Supporting audit activity and proce...