Payroll & Rewards Manager

Payroll / Reward Manager – Temporary to Permanent

Financial Services / Credit Management

City, London | Hybrid – 3 / 2

Competitive Salary + Bonus

We are recruiting an experienced Payroll / Reward Manager to join a leading financial services business specialising in credit management, servicing and advisory solutions offering a collaborative and supportive team culture.

This is a temporary-to-permanent opportunity with an ASAP start, suited to an experienced international payroll professional who can take ownership of complex payrolls across the UK and multiple international jurisdictions.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and oversee end-to-end UK and international payroll processing.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery across multiple jurisdictions.
• Manage payroll and benefits inputs, reconciliations and monthly reporting.
• Liaise closely with Finance, HR and external payroll and benefits providers.
• Manage employee payroll queries and ensure an excellent level of service.
• Ensure year-end payroll and payroll-related tax obligations are completed accurately.
• Review the performance and service levels of external payroll providers.
• Support payroll transformation and provider-change projects, including payroll migrations.
• Produce payroll reporting and analysis using advanced Excel.
• Support benefits administration and wider reward-related activities.

Essential experience

• Strong international payroll experience, including hands-on experience with France (and ideally Germany) payrolls.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Proven experience of migrating payrolls from one provider to another.
• Experience evaluating and managing third-party payroll providers.
• Previous payroll experience within financial services or professional services.
• Strong payroll reconciliation, reporting and analytical skills.
• The ability to work autonomously and confidently manage multiple payroll cycles and deadlines.

Experience of ADP and wider US/international payroll exposure would be advantageous.

The opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established financial services organisation in a key Payroll / Reward Manager position with long term career prospects.