Interim Payroll Manager

• Locations

  Barnet, London

• Salary

  Negotiable

• Sector

  Finance, Procurement & Legal, Operations/Transactional Finance, Procurement, Risk & Compliance

• Type

  Contract / Interim

Interim Payroll Manager

Morgan Hunt are working with a College based in the North London who are looking at recruiting an Interim Payroll Manager. This is a 3-6 month contract role paying up to £230 p/day umbrella. This role is full-time, 36 hours p/week, 3 days required in the office.

Key Responsibilities of the Interim Payroll Manager:

• Lead and manage the College’s payroll and pensions administration to ensure staff are paid accurately and on time.
• Deliver statutory returns and ensure full compliance with HMRC, pension providers, and other external authorities.
• Oversee the administration of payroll, expenses, and pension contributions through the College’s HR and Payroll system.
• Conduct manual calculations (e.g., SMP, SSP, tax credits, over/underpayments) where required.
• Manage pay awards, one-off payments, absence deductions, and salary sacrifice/loan schemes.
• Act as system administrator for payroll systems, liaising with software suppliers for upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain payroll and pension policies and quality control procedures ensuring audit and statutory compliance.
• Build effective working relationships with internal HR and Finance teams and external pension providers.
• Lead the monthly reconciliation of payroll-related control accounts and prepare the nominal ledger interface.
• Train and develop Finance team members in payroll and pension system functionalities.

Previous Skills and Experience of the Interim Payroll MAnager:

• Ideally payroll qualification (e.g., Institute of Payroll Professionals or equivalent).
• Successful senior-level experience managing payroll and pensions within a complex organisation, ideally in the education sector (LGPS and TPS exposure desirable).
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation (PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP).
• Proven track record of staff management, motivating and developing team performance.
• Skilled in using and improving computerised payroll systems and manual processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a commitment to high-quality customer service.
• Strong project management, analytical, and systems development skills.
• The successful candidate must hold an Enhanced DBS or be willing to undergo processing.

Interviews and start date ASAP so please apply NOW if interested or send your CV directly to

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