Payroll Process Improvement Manager - 12 Months Full Time Contract

Join Barclays, a trusted global financial institution, as a Payroll Process Improvement Manager. This is a unique opportunity to lead strategic initiatives that further enhance payroll operations across the UK and Crown Dependencies. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of payroll delivery and driving operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead process improvement initiatives across UK and Crown Dependency payrolls, identifying and resolving inefficiencies.

• Analyse historical payroll data, as part of our robust QA approach to ensure ongoing compliance; this includes National Minimum Wage.

• Collaborate with Payroll SMEs and Change teams to implement sustainable solutions and mitigate compliance risks.

• Enhance system functionality within Workday and ServiceNow, streamlining workflows and further reducing the risk of duplicate payments.

• Influence senior stakeholders and embed a culture of continuous improvement across the payroll function.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in leading payroll process improvement initiatives within a large, complex organisation.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret payroll data, identify risks and ensure ongoing compliance.

• Hands-on experience with payroll systems such as Workday and ServiceNow.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with a track record of driving change.

• In-depth knowledge of UK payroll legislation and policy.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

Your position will be located in Northampton.

Purpose of the role

To manage payroll functions, including calculating employee pay, withholding taxes, and any other deductions, as well as maintaining accurate payroll records for the business. 

Accountabilities

• Processing of payroll for hourly, salaried, and commissioned employees, calculating tax and other contributions, withholding, and paying out as appropriate.
• Employee payroll record administration and troubleshooting.
• Guidance and support to employees on all payroll matters, including queries related to calculations of salaries and wages, overtime, bonuses, and commissions.
• Compliance related statutory filings including the management of the reply to Government institution notices related to all Statutory obligations.
• Payroll statutory reporting and filing including liaison with relevant local tax authorities.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.