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Payroll Manager (Temporary)

Dovetail Ref: 193216
FE & HE £35 per hour Contract / Temp senior Level 11 November 2026
Yorkshire and the Humber
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Job Description

Payroll Manager

Temporary | Full Time

Location: Yorkshire and the Humber

Salary: £35 per hour

About the Role

You'll join a further education provider, taking responsibility for the accurate and timely delivery of the payroll service. The role starts in January 2027.

You'll manage the end-to-end payroll process, make sure statutory and pension obligations are met, and act as the point of contact for payroll queries across the organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Managing the end-to-end processing of the monthly payroll.
  • Ensuring compliance with HMRC, statutory and pension requirements.
  • Maintaining accurate payroll records and producing reports for finance and management.
  • Resolving payroll queries from staff and external bodies.
  • Reviewing and improving payroll processes and controls.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

  • Proven experience of managing payroll in a comparable organisation
  • Strong working knowledge of HMRC, statutory payments and pension administration
  • Confident using payroll systems and producing accurate reports
  • Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work to strict deadlines

Desirable (but not essential):

  • A recognised payroll qualification
  • Experience of payroll within the further education sector

If you're ready to bring your payroll expertise to an organisation where accuracy and people matter, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.

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Mike Stuart

Mike Stuart

Recruitment Manager

Requirements

  • Proven experience of managing payroll in a comparable organisation
  • Strong working knowledge of HMRC, statutory payments and pension administration
  • Confident using payroll systems and producing accurate reports
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to work to strict deadlines

Skills & Qualifications

Payroll managementHMRC complianceStatutory paymentsPension administrationPayroll systemsReport productionProcess improvement

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