• Lead, coach and develop the payroll team, ensuring high performance and effective delivery of day-to-day activities
• Collaborate closely with the Italian Finance team to ensure alignment on payroll processes and reporting
• Oversee the end-to-end monthly payroll for approximately 1,100 colleagues, including new starters, leavers, timesheets, and pay calculations
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of all payroll inputs, including statutory payments (sick pay, maternity, paternity, etc.) and holiday
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation and ensure full compliance with all statutory requirements and internal policies
• Manage statutory submissions, including RTI returns and HMRC reporting
• Act as the primary point of contact for external bodies such as HMRC and pension providers
• Lead the annual pay review process and support broader reward initiatives
• Ensure compliance with statutory reporting requirements, including gender pay gap reporting
• Produce payroll reports and KPIs to support senior management decision-making (e.g. headcount, absence, payroll costs)
• Resolve complex payroll queries and provide expert guidance to the business
• Manage the end-to-end offboarding payroll process for leavers
• Lead and deliver payroll-related projects in support of the wider People Strategy
• Identify and implement process improvements, including optimisation or implementation of HRIS/payroll systems

• A real people person the ability to build strong relationships with the team, colleagues and leadership team
• Enthusiastic with a passion to drive the business forward and personally succeed
• Willing to drive change and continually look to support change beyond the job role within the People function
• Experience within a similar role
• Experience working in a fast paced environment, processing payroll to tight deadlines
• Comprehensive current experience of legislative reporting including HMRC submissions, P60s
• Experience in Year End procedures, PAYE, NIC and statutory payments including SSP, SMP and SPP
• Strong IT Skills with excellent working knowledge of Excel
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to problem solve
• The ability to plan and react to change
• The ability to drive performance and manage difficult conversations when needed
• Payroll qualification (e.g. CIPP) or equivalent experience

• Competitive salary
• 33 days holidays including bank holidays
• Employee benefits platform access to 100s of high street discounts and more holiday discounts, gym discounts, cinema discounts, e-vouchers, cashback and more!
• Colleague Discount
• Career progression
• Long service awards
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
• Access to our dedicated Employee Assistance Programme to give you free access to advice and information on a range of topics
• Virtual GP Access to a GP service 24/7
• Salary finance scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Death in Service
• Life assurance

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