Group Payroll Manager (UK & ROI)

Group Payroll Manager (UK & ROI)
Location: Fully Remote
Salary: £55k + Excellent Benefits Package
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

About the Client

Portfolio Payroll is thrilled to partner with a leading international health and occupational wellness provider to recruit a strategic and forward-thinking Group Payroll Manager. As the business undergoes an exciting phase of growth and technological evolution, this role will lead the end-to-end transformation of their multi-country payroll ecosystem.

The Role

As the Group Payroll Manager, you will assume absolute end-to-end leadership and governance for all payroll operations across the UK, Republic of Ireland, and broader Europe. Based within 'The People Team', this high-impact position perfectly balances hands-on operational excellence with strategic transformation.

Your primary mission will be to modernise the function by stripping out manual interventions, driving automation, implementing self-service functionalities, and leading system integration projects.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Team Development: Direct, mentor, and performance-manage the payroll team. Build a robust capability framework that promotes a collaborative, high-performance culture.
Multi-Country Operations: Oversee the accurate delivery of complex, multi-entity weekly and monthly payroll cycles across the UK and Europe.
Systems & Integration Management: Maintain and configure core payroll systems, driving critical digital integrations with HRIS and Finance platforms.
Transformation & Automation: Lead payroll automation projects, actively eliminating manual steps to transition the workforce toward modern self-service structures.
Compliance & Corporate Governance: Manage relationships with regulatory bodies (HMRC, the Pension Regulator, and European equivalents). Mitigate employment tax liabilities and safeguard strict data privacy/ISO standards.
Data-Driven Insights: Deliver high-quality business analytics covering headcount, absence tracking, earnings, and benefit metrics to support long-term corporate planning.What We Are Looking For

The Absolute Essentials:

Extensive experience managing complex, multi-country international payroll operations (UK, ROI & mainland Europe).
Proven track record of leading, developing, and coaching high-performing payroll teams.
Strong technical capability with payroll software setups like Pegasus Opera (or equivalent enterprise ERP tools).
Demonstrable project experience driving payroll automation, systems integration, or digital transformations.

The Great-To-Haves:

A professional payroll or finance credential, such as a Full CIPP Qualification.
Deep knowledge of European employment tax structures and statutory compliance frameworks.
Highly advanced MS Excel and data analytics capability.

The Ideal Profile

You are a transformative payroll leader who looks beyond the monthly processing cycle. You understand how to scale operations, build solid compliance frameworks, and use data-driven insights to influence senior stakeholders. If you thrive on change, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with Finance and People teams, this is the perfect career move.

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position