Payroll Manager

Your new company I am partnering with a highly successful and long-established Preston-based business with a heritage spanning over 150 years, supporting them in the recruitment of an experienced, Payroll Manager. Operating across multiple sectors including retail, wholesale distribution and manufacturing. This is a business where people stay for the long term. With a supportive, down-to-earth culture and a less corporate environment, you will benefit from working within a stable, family-owned company that values loyalty, development and wellbeing. Your new role In your new role as Payroll Manager, you will oversee a large and complex payroll operation processing payroll across multiple payrolls within the wider group. Working alongside an experienced team, including a Payroll Supervisor, you will provide leadership, technical guidance and support whilst ensuring the smooth delivery of payroll services across the organisation. Whilst the day-to-day processing is largely managed by an experienced team, this role requires a highly knowledgeable payroll professional capable of overseeing complex payroll matters, maintaining compliance with ever-changing legislation and ensuring all HMRC reporting, submissions and statutory returns are completed accurately and on time. You will take ownership of payroll controls, reconciliations, pension administration, reporting and audit requirements whilst acting as the key payroll expert for the wider business. The role also involves ..... full job details .....