Payroll and Time & Attendance Manager
$55,000–$55,000 year
HybridCornwall, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Lead end-to-end monthly and hourly payroll for approximately 1,300 employees across Head Office, Retail, and Warehouse, ensuring compliance with HMRC, pensions auto-enrolment, and all statutory requirements. Manage year-end activities including P60s, P11Ds, and HMRC submissions while maintaining and improving payroll policies, processes, and controls. Own the time and attendance system, ensuring accurate data capture, effective manager engagement, and driving improvements to processes and training. Lead and coach a team of Payroll Administrators, allocating workload, meeting deadlines, and resolving issues promptly. Monitor legislative changes and act as a subject matter expert for the payroll team and business stakeholders. Collaborate with Finance and HR on payroll reconciliation, reporting, and insights to support workforce planning. Manage relationships with payroll bureaus, including oversight of ROI payroll compliance, and own relationships with PEO/EOR providers for overseas employees. Contribute to wider HR, Payroll, and Reward projects as required.
Required Qualifications
- A formal technical payroll qualification – CIPP, IAB, AAT or equivalent (or demonstrable equivalent competence from on-the-job learning)
- Proven track record of managing payroll for a medium to large workforce (c.1,000+ employees), with a mix of hourly and salaried employees
- Strong knowledge of current UK payroll legislation, GDPR, HMRC reporting, pensions, and statutory requirements
- Previous experience leading and developing a small payroll team
- Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken, sufficient to perform the role effectively and support clear communication across the business
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
- Strong Excel skills to enable analysis of 1,000s of data points when needed (eg XLOOKUPS, SUMIFS etc)
- Drive and tenacity in implementing improvements and efficiencies in working practices
- Monthly travel to our Cornwall head offices
Desired Qualifications
- Experience of both payroll and time and attendance systems (Dayforce preferred but not essential)
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