Head of Payroll

Head of Payroll Services Large Acute NHS Trust London (Hybrid Working) £416 per day Umbrella

Venn Group is supporting a large acute NHS Trust in London with the recruitment of an experienced Head of Payroll Services on an interim basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior payroll professional with substantial public sector experience to lead a high-performing payroll function responsible for delivering an accurate, compliant and customer-focused service across a large and complex organisation. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership whilst ensuring the effective day-to-day delivery of payroll, pensions and associated services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall management, performance and strategic development of the Payroll Services function.

• Ensure the delivery of an accurate, timely and compliant payroll service for a large workforce.

• Oversee all statutory returns, pension submissions and payroll compliance requirements, ensuring adherence to relevant legislation and deadlines.

• Manage departmental budgets, business planning and service improvement initiatives.

• Develop and implement policies, procedures and system enhancements to improve operational efficiency.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across Finance, HR and the wider organisation.

• Lead, motivate and develop a large payroll team, driving high standards of service delivery and performance.

Essential Requirements

• Significant payroll management experience gained within a large public sector organisation , ideally within the NHS.

• Proven experience leading a sizeable payroll service and managing large teams.

• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory reporting requirements and pension administration.

• Experience of driving service improvements and managing complex payroll operations.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and leadership skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Experience using large-scale payroll systems, with NHS ESR experience highly desirable.