Assistant Manager - Payroll

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​Human Resources​
Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.
About the role

The Assistant Manager – UK Payroll is responsible for overseeing end-to-end UK payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing in compliance with HMRC regulations. This role requires strong technical payroll knowledge, leadership capabilities, and the ability to manage and mentor a small team. The Assistant Manager supports the Payroll Manager in process improvements, audits, stakeholder management, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.

Your responsibilities

1. Payroll Processing & Compliance

· Manage and review end-to-end monthly UK payroll for the assigned employee population.

· Ensure accuracy and compliance with UK payroll legislation (HMRC, PAYE, NI, SSP, SMP, SPP, Student Loans, Auto-enrolment).

· Oversee RTI submissions including FPS and EPS to HMRC.

· Validate payroll inputs such as new joiners, leavers, tax code changes, overtime, bonuses, and statutory payments.

· Manage year-end activities such as P60, P11D, and reconciliations.

2. Team Management

· Lead, guide, and mentor a team of 3–4 payroll executives/analysts.

· Allocate workloads and ensure timely completion of tasks.

· Conduct regular team reviews, provide feedback, and support skill development.

· Encourage a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.

3. Stakeholder & Vendor Management

· Act as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders such as HR, Finance, and employees regarding payroll matters.

· Coordinate with external payroll vendors (if applicable) to ensure seamless service delivery.

· Handle escalations and provide prompt resolutions to employee payroll queries.

4. Controls, Audit, and Reporting

· Perform payroll reconciliations and ensure all entries match payroll and financial systems.

· Maintain audit-ready documentation and support internal/external audits.

· Prepare payroll reports for management, finance, HR, and statutory bodies.

5. Process Improvement

· Identify opportunities to streamline payroll workflows and enhance efficiency.

· Participate in payroll system upgrades, testing, and implementation projects.

· Stay updated on changes in UK payroll legislation and communicate relevant updates to the team.

The experience we're looking for

· Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation and compliance requirements.

· Experience with payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Workday, SAP, Oracle, etc.—customize as needed).

· Excellent analytical and numerical skills.

· Strong leadership and team-management ability.

· Good communication and interpersonal skills.

· High attention to detail and accuracy.

· Ability to work under strict deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

Education & Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, HR, Finance, or a related field.

· CIPP certification (preferred but not mandatory).

· Proven experience of at least 3 years in UK payroll processing.

The skills for success
Data and Analytics, HR Process Improvement; Process management; HR Process improvement, Solutioning, Compensation & Benefits, Digital literacy, Operational Excellence, HR Data Analysis; Data management; Employee data management.
What we offer
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.
Equality
We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.