Permanent
Payroll Team Lead
Portfolio Payroll Limited
Kent
Posted: 09 October 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 08 November 2026
Ref: 225708725
They are a rapidly growing healthcare provider dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As their organisation expands, our workforce scales and diversifies daily. We are looking for a skilled Payroll Team Lead to guide our payroll operations through this exciting phase of hyper-growth.
The Role
In this position, you will oversee the accurate delivery of our high-volume payroll while acting as a vital mentor to our payroll administrators. You will tackle complex pay structures unique to the healthcare sector and ensure compliance across the board.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Mentorship: Lead, support, and develop junior team members, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
- High-Volume Processing: Oversee the end-to-end processing of a large-scale, fast-paced payroll.
- Complex Compliance: Manage complex payroll elements including healthcare shift differentials, enhancements, overtime, bank staff, and varying pension schemes (e.g., NHS or private).
- Process Improvement: Streamline payroll workflows to support business scaling and system upgrades.
- Query Resolution: Serve as the escalation point for complex pay queries, ensuring swift and empathetic resolution for our frontline healthcare staff.
What We Are Looking For
- Proven Experience: Strong background running high-volume, end-to-end payroll operations.
- Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of complex payroll variables (shift patterns, medical staff pay structures, and multi-site compliance).
- Leadership Skills: A natural mentor with a passion for supporting and coaching junior colleagues.
- Adaptability: Comfortable navigating fast-paced organizational growth and change.
Why Join?
- Opportunity to shape a growing payroll department.
- Generous healthcare benefits and pension schemes.
- Clear pathways for career progression as the company expands.
Please do submit your CV today!
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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.
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