Staff Payroll Team Leader

Reference: 260971384_1781884694

Staff Payroll Team Leader

Location: London (Hybrid working)
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

Butler Rose is working alongside our large, complex Business Services client who is seeking an experienced Staff Payroll Team Leader to oversee payroll operations across the Group's international payroll landscape.

This is a key role within a high-volume, multi-entity environment, responsible for ensuring payroll is delivered accurately, efficiently, and in line with local compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will be a confident payroll professional with strong stakeholder management skills, able to work closely with internal teams, outsourced payroll providers, external partners, and senior stakeholders to deliver a high-quality payroll service.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee end-to-end payroll delivery across the Group's international payroll operations
  • Act as the key point of contact for payroll matters, ensuring effective communication between HR, Finance, employees, and external providers
  • Manage relationships with outsourced payroll partners to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing
  • Review payroll data, outputs, reconciliations, and reports to ensure accuracy and completeness
  • Ensure payroll processes comply with local legislation, tax requirements, and company policies
  • Maintain and improve payroll processes, controls, documentation, and ways of working across multiple countries
  • Use Dayforce HRIS to support payroll processing, data accuracy, reporting, and system workflows
  • Manage payroll queries and escalations, ensuring issues are resolved professionally and efficiently
  • Partner with stakeholders to support payroll projects, system improvements, integrations, and process changes
  • Support audits, year-end activities, statutory reporting, and payroll governance requirements
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardisation, and operational efficiency

Candidate Profile

  • Minimum of 4 years' payroll experience within a complex payroll environment
  • Strong knowledge of UK payroll processes, legislation, and compliance requirements
  • Experience managing international or multi-country payrolls highly desirable
  • Previous experience working with outsourced payroll providers and third-party partners
  • Strong working knowledge of Dayforce HRIS or similar payroll platforms
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with employees, leadership teams, Finance, HR, and external providers
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple payroll cycles, deadlines, and stakeholders
  • High attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy, confidentiality, and governance
  • Ability to identify improvements and support payroll transformation initiatives

Desirable Experience

  • Experience supporting payroll across EMEA, APAC, US, or other international regions
  • Experience with payroll implementations, system upgrades, integrations, or process standardisation
  • Payroll qualification or professional membership (such as CIPP) or equivalent experience

Why apply with us?

  • Permanent opportunity within a large, established Business Services organisation
  • Hybrid working model with flexibility around office attendance
  • Competitive salary package (£40,000 - £50,000)
  • Opportunity to influence payroll improvements and operational transformation
  • Exposure to international payroll operations and senior stakeholders

This is an excellent opportunity to join a commercially driven organisation during a period of process enhancement, growth, and operational improvement.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like further information, please reach out to Cerys Smith.

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Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

£40,000.00 - £50,000.00
Per annum
GBP40000.00 - GBP50000.00 per annum

Greater London

Permanent

Added 19/06/2026
Reference: 260971384_1781884694

Staff Payroll Team Leader

Greater London
Permanent

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