Interim Head of Payroll

The Company is seeking a Head of Payroll to lead an established team and oversee end-to-end monthly payroll operations for a large, complex workforce. Responsibilities include ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery; managing processing, reconciliations, gross-to-net reviews, statutory deductions, and regulatory reporting; and developing team performance. The role also involves handling complex escalations, partnering with Finance, HR, and IT stakeholders, and improving processes, controls, automation, and reporting. Candidates should have significant experience leading end-to-end payroll in a large, complex organization, along with strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, tax, pensions, statutory deductions, compliance, and reconciliations. A professional payroll qualification or equivalent is required, as is experience managing and developing a payroll team. Strong enterprise payroll systems experience and a track record of improving processes, controls, and systems are important. Excellent stakeholder management skills and confidence engaging with senior Finance and HR leaders are also essential.