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Date Added: Mon 11/08/2025

Group Payroll Manager

Derby, DE1, UK
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Company: ASTUTE RECRUITMENT

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £45000 - £47000/annum

Our Derby-based client is looking for a 'hands on' Group Payroll Manager to join them as soon as possible on a temporary basis with a view to becoming permanent. This is a pivotal role in leading the transition of four separate in-house payrolls onto one unified system (SAGE) and supporting the move from salaried to hourly-paid staff.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a high-level, strategic view of payroll operations while still staying close enough to the detail to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead the integration of payrolls from four companies within the group into one SAGE payroll system

* Manage the transition from salaried to hourly pay structures

* Oversee and support the Payroll Administrator, who handles much of the data input

* Take ownership of payroll queries, pension administration, reporting, and liaison with managers across the business

* Work closely with finance on payroll-related duties and ensure compliance with legislation

* Happy to assist with inputting of payroll data when volumes rise

About You:

* Strong experience in payroll management, ideally with multi-site or group structures

* Confident in SAGE payroll systems

* Skilled in managing change and process improvement

* Able to take a “helicopter view” of operations while ensuring the detail is right

* Excellent communicator who can work collaboratively across departments

Benefits and hours:

* Competitive salary up to £47,000 (DOE)

* Working hours of 8:30 am until 4:30 pm (30 minutes for lunch)

* 25 days holiday + bank holidays

* Opportunity to make a real impact in a key transitional period for the business

* Supportive working environment in a well-established Derby-based company
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