Payroll Manager

About The Role

Payroll Manager

Up to £60k depending on experience
Hospitality or Retail experience required
5 days a week in the office
South West London

We are recruiting for an experienced payroll manager to join a growing Restaurant business in Southwest London. This role requires you to be in the office 5 days a week but we assure you, you will be working with a fantastic team and entitled to some great perks! Experience within the Hospitality sector is a distinct advantage due to systems used in this role (Fourth Hospitality), however multi-site will also be considered.

Responsibilities will include:
- Managing the end-to-end payroll process using Fourth hospitality
- Ensuring salaries, hourly pay, bonuses and deductions are processed accurately every time
- Liaising with the Troncmaster to administer TRONC through payroll
- Managing payroll deadlines, approvals and payment runs without anything slipping

Supporting the numbers:
- Preparing and posting payroll journals, including accruals for gross payroll, employer NIC and pensions
- Reconciling net pay control accounts to BACS runs and investigating any variances
- Sense‑checking PAYE and NIC liabilities against RTI submissions
- Supporting the Finance team with P&L payroll reporting and balance sheet reconciliations during month‑end

Keeping things compliant:
- Ensuring payroll complies with UK legislation (PAYE, NIC, pensions and statutory payments)
- Managing HMRC submissions and ensuring payments are made on time
- Owning year‑end payroll processes, including P60s and P11Ds
- Maintaining accurate payroll records and documentation

Candidate Specification:
- Experience running end‑to‑end payroll
- Experience with Fourth hospitality (or a similar payroll system)
- A strong understanding of UK payroll legislation (PAYE, NIC, RTI)
- Confidence handling the accounting side of payroll (journal posting, accruals, control accounts, P&L reporting)
- A high level of accuracy, organisation and attention to detail
- Experience in hospitality or multi‑site businesses
- Knowledge of TRONC or service charge administration
- A payroll qualification (CIPP or similar)