Payroll Manager
Hays Specialist Recruitment - City of London, London
£50,000 to £55,000 a year
HybridPermanentFull time
We are seeking an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the delivery of payroll, pensions, and benefits administration within a complex and fast-paced organisation. This is a key role responsible for ensuring accurate payroll processing, maintaining compliance with payroll legislation, managing pension obligations, and acting as the subject-matter expert for all payroll-related matters. Working closely with HR, Finance, and payroll providers, you will drive continuous improvement across payroll processes while delivering an exceptional employee experience. Duties include; Manage the end-to-end payroll function, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of monthly, weekly, and ad-hoc payrolls. Ensure compliance with all payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, statutory payments, and reporting requirements. Act as the subject-matter expert for payroll, pensions, tax, and benefits matters across the organisation. Manage and maintain payroll and HR systems, ensuring data integrity, accurate configuration, and continuous process improvement. Oversee pension administration, including auto-enrolment, monthly reconciliations, pension submissions, and liaison with pension providers. Review and authorise payroll calculations including starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, bonuses, absence payments, deductions, and statutory payments. Reconcile payroll outputs, pension contributions, payroll journals, and third-party payments. Produce and submit statutory returns including P11Ds, PAYE, National Insurance, salary sacrifice arrangements, and year-end processes. Manage relationships with payroll providers, HMRC, pension administrators, and other external stakeholders. Investigate and resolve complex payroll queries, ensuring a high level of customer service for employees and managers. Develop, implement, and continuously improve payroll policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks. Support internal and external audits, ensuring payroll records are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready. Produce payroll reports, management information, and data analysis to support business decision-making. Lead on payroll projects, system upgrades, implementations, and process improvement initiatives. Work closely with HR, Finance, and operational teams to ensure seamless employee life cycle processing and accurate payroll data. Manage payroll-related benefits administration, including salary sacrifice schemes, cycle-to-work programmes, and healthcare benefits. Ensure payroll deadlines are communicated effectively and adhered to across the organisation. Train, coach, and provide guidance to payroll and HR colleagues on payroll processes, legislation, and best practice. Identify and mitigate payroll risks, ensuring robust controls are in place to maintain accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance. You will have: Significant payroll and pensions management experience. Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, and compliance requirements. Experience working with outsourced payroll providers. Proven experience using Midland iTrent or similar HR/Payroll systems. Strong reconciliation, reporting, and problem-solving skills. Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage complex payroll queries. Superb stakeholder management and communication skills. A confidential, proactive, and customer-focused approach. If you have all of the above and seeking a new challenge, then please apply now ! Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
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Pricing Manager
Morgan Hunt UK Ltd - City of London, London
HybridPermanentFull time
Pricing Manager Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office) Contract Type: Permanent Pentagon Talent is proud to be partnered with a leading international law firm to recruit a commercially focused and proactive Pricing Manager. This is a key appointment within the firm, with responsibility for enhancing profitability, strengthening pricing discipline and ensuring fee arrangements remain competitive and commercially effective. The successful candidate will work closely with Partners, Divisional Leaders and Business Services teams, providing valuable insight and guidance on a range of pricing and commercial matters. Role of the Pricing Manager: As Pricing Manager, you will play an important role in supporting the firm's wider commercial objectives, working collaboratively with stakeholders across its international network. You will provide strategic pricing advice, develop innovative fee arrangements and help identify opportunities to improve matter profitability and overall financial performance. Key Responsibilities of the Pricing Manager: Provide commercial and pricing advice to Partners, Business Development and Finance teams across client proposals, panel submissions and matter-level engagements. Develop, review and negotiate pricing proposals, including rate structures, alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), fixed fees, success fees and volume-based discounts. Advise on matter scoping, resourcing models, utilisation assumptions and profitability to ensure commercially effective client arrangements. Monitor client and matter performance against budgets, identifying potential risks and applying insights to future pricing decisions. Collaborate with Business Development teams on pitches and proposals, providing strategic pricing recommendations and financial analysis. Support client rate negotiations, annual rate reviews and the development of standard rate cards. Contribute to the continuous improvement of pricing tools, financial modelling templates and commercial processes. Build strong relationships with Partners and senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted adviser on pricing best practice and commercial opportunities. About You: Proven experience within pricing, revenue management or commercial finance, ideally gained within an international law firm or professional services environment. Strong understanding of pricing strategies, alternative fee arrangements and commercial profitability. Excellent analytical, financial modelling and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable commercial insight. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence and advise senior Partners and business leaders. A proactive and commercially minded approach, with a track record of improving processes, driving efficiencies and delivering results. ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification would be advantageous. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced pricing professional to take on a prominent role within an established international law firm. With exposure to senior decision-makers and a broad range of commercial matters, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence pricing strategy, contribute to business-wide initiatives and play a key role in the continued development of the firm's pricing capability. Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
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Payroll Office Finance Administrator
Sodexo Ltd - Grangecastle
£40,000 to £45,000 a year
PermanentPart time
Finance, Payroll & Office Administrator Location: Clondalkin, Dublin Salary: €40,000–€45,000 per annum Contract: Full Time, Permanent Are you an experienced finance and payroll professional with excellent attention to detail and a passion for keeping business operations running smoothly? Sodexo is looking for a Finance, Payroll & Office Administrator to provide comprehensive support across finance, payroll, HR administration and day-to-day office operations. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, commercially minded professional who can manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate financial records and build strong relationships with suppliers, colleagues and operational stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Support the Payroll Manager to ensure employees are paid accurately, on time and in line with company policies and contractual requirements. Maintain accurate financial records and documentation, ensuring compliance with internal controls and audit requirements. Manage supplier relationships, processing and validating invoices and resolving queries promptly. Monitor departmental budgets, reconcile monthly expenditure and prepare accruals where required. Track non-controllable costs, raise purchase requests and coordinate approval processes. Manage supplier invoices and client billing for Soft Services, ensuring accurate and timely processing to support revenue recognition and cash flow. Maintain client billing systems in line with company procedures and financial controls. Provide HR and personnel administration support, working closely with departmental leaders to ensure effective workforce management. Prepare, analyse and present financial and operational reports to support business decision-making. Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen financial controls and enhance operational efficiency. Build effective working relationships with operational managers, suppliers and key stakeholders to support excellent service delivery. What We’re Looking For A minimum of four years’ experience in a similar finance, payroll or administrative role. A payroll qualification. Strong knowledge of payroll administration, financial management and cost control. Experience with budget monitoring, financial reporting, supplier management and invoice processing. Knowledge of client billing, accounts payable and accounts receivable. Experience in HR and personnel administration. Excellent organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail. Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving abilities. Good IT skills, with the ability to use business systems to produce accurate reports and analyse data. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to work with stakeholders at all levels. The ability to manage competing priorities, maintain confidentiality and work proactively in a busy environment. Why Sodexo?: Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. Belong in a company and team that values you for you. Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions. Thrive in your own way. We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families: Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family) Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies A little more about Sodexo: At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job. Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture. Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications
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Deputy Director of Corporate Finance
SSE - Victoria Plaza
OL22 £146,100 - £219,100
PermanentFull time
Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations: London (other locations such as Glasgow, Perth, Dublin and Reading would be considered however significant travel will be required to London) Salary: £Competitive + car allowance + performance-related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family. Working Pattern: Permanent Full Time Flexible First options available The Role This is a senior leadership opportunity at the heart of the Group’s financial strategy, with significant influence over some of its most important investment, financing and strategic decisions. As Deputy Director of Corporate Finance, you’ll work closely with the Director of Corporate Finance and senior leaders across the business, bringing commercial insight, sound judgement and a collaborative perspective to complex opportunities and decisions. You’ll help shape the Group’s long-term financial direction, combining strong financial expertise with an understanding of the wider commercial landscape. Through trusted relationships, thoughtful challenge and clear recommendations, you’ll support high-quality decision-making and help ensure the Group continues to allocate capital effectively to deliver its strategic ambitions. You Will Act as deputy to the Group Director of Corporate Finance, leading the team and representing the function at Group Executive Committee and Board level when required. Support the Group’s long-term financial strategy, planning and funding, including credit ratings, cost of capital, hurdle rates and capital allocation. Support Group valuation, defence planning and investment appraisal, ensuring robust assumptions, returns, scenarios and commercial challenge. Lead acquisitions and disposals from initial appraisal through due diligence, structuring, negotiation, approval, and completion. Build strong relationships across SSE’s business units and provide clear recommendations on financing, transactions, investment priorities, and major capital decisions. Interface with Strategy, Treasury, and IR to optimise financial strategy, funding decisions, and external financial narrative. Provide visible and inclusive leadership across Corporate Finance, developing capability, supporting talent and building a high-performing, collaborative team. You Have Significant experience leading complex acquisitions, disposals and other major transactions within investment banking, lead advisory or a comparable organisation. Advanced expertise in valuation, financial modelling, investment appraisal, project finance and transaction execution. Strong understanding of long-term funding, credit ratings, cost of capital, hurdle rates, and capital allocation. Proven commercial judgement, with the ability to lead negotiations, challenge assumptions and make clear recommendations on major investment decisions. Strong team leadership and senior stakeholder management experience, ideally within the energy sector or another capital-intensive industry, supported by a CFA, ACA or equivalent qualification. About SSE SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers. Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030. Our Finance teams create value for all SSE business areas and play a key role in fulfilling our obligations as a FTSE100 UK-listed company. In a highly regulated and competitive environment, their experts keep us powering ahead by identifying efficiencies, providing advice and optimising our financial strategies. Flexible benefits to fit your life Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave. Work with an equal opportunity employer SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact kimberlee.anderson@sse.com to discuss how we can support you. We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry. Ready to apply? Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work. #LI-KA2 #LI-Hybrid
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Interim Finance Business Partner
Hays Specialist Recruitment - City of London, London
£350 to £450 a year
TemporaryFull time
Your new company This business operates a broad portfolio of energy and infrastructure assets across international markets, combining established operations with ongoing investment in growth and development opportunities. Alongside its asset portfolio, the organisation has exposure to global commodity and trading activities, creating a dynamic and commercially driven environment. Your new role As Interim Finance Business Partner, you will support the FP&A Manager, acting as a key link between the finance function and operational stakeholders across the business. You will provide strategic financial insight to support decision-making, drive business performance, and influence key commercial outcomes through robust analysis, forecasting, and performance reporting. The role will play a critical part in identifying opportunities for growth, improving financial efficiency, and delivering meaningful KPIs to senior leadership. What you'll need to succeed They are looking for a highly motivated, fully qualified accountant with a background within the oil & gas sector. Strong financial modelling, forecasting and proficiency in Excel, Power BI and SAP are all highly desirable. What you'll get in return Opportunity to join one of the world's largest privately owned energy businesses, supporting commercial decision-making across a diverse portfolio of upstream oil & gas and low-carbon energy projects. Exposure to senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where finance plays a key role in strategic planning, investment appraisal and business performance. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
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Senior Well-Being Practitioner
Barnardo's - Barking and Dagenham
£29,720 to £32,905 a year
Field-basedContractFull time
Key responsibilities: To work alongside colleagues to continue to develop the Health Review offer for children under 5 years To deliver effective supervision to Community Nursery Nurses and Community Support Workers To promote staff development and professional learning, with an awareness of the importance of staff wellbeing To be part of the monitoring of KPI targets, working alongside Children Service Manager and other colleagues To hear the voice of the community and be responsive Celebrate success and achievements
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Finance and Business Operations Analyst
Expert Employment - Central London
£45,000 to £66,000 a year
On-sitePermanentFull time
We are looking for a proactive and ambitious professional to support a growing business across four key areas such as procurement, finance, IT compliance and operations. Key responsibilities Manage suppliers, negotiate prices and improve purchasing. Support management accounts, financial reporting and cost control. Help implement processes to achieve a new compliance. Improve business processes and support company growth. Key Skills Bachelor or Master degree in finance, IT audit, IT security or business consulting. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Eager to learn, take on new challenges and develop broad business experience. Experience at a Big Four or mid-tier professional services firm would be advantageous.
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Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy (Tooting)
City st georges - London
£64,878 to £66,891 a year
HybridPermanentFull time
City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions. Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us. We are looking to appoint an exceptional person to join the Physiotherapy Division. We are seeking a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy who has experience in academic practice, teaching, and curriculum development in Allied Health programmes. We would like to hear from highly competent candidates who have recent achievements in the field of education within Physiotherapy. The successful candidate will be keen to progress their skills in a university setting. To be successful in your application you will have: Proven track record of leading high-quality curriculum development and programme delivery across both academic and practice-based learning environments. Strong understanding of programme monitoring, review, quality assurance, and revalidation processes. HCPC-registered Physiotherapist, ideally holding Senior Fellowship. Passionate about supporting and developing teams to deliver an outstanding student and stakeholder experience. Excellent organisational, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively. An active research profile is desirable. For an informal conversation about the role via email please contact Chris.baker@city.ac.uk Closing date for applications: Sunday 22 November 2026 at 23:59pm Interviews are scheduled to take place on 7th, 9th & 11th December TBC The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage. City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development. City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. The University of business, practice and the professions
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Senior People Relations Specialist
Peabody - London, Waterloo
from £56,385 a year
HybridPermanentFull time
We're looking for an experienced and solutions-focused Senior People Relations Specialist to join our People Relations and Wellbeing team. In this role, you'll be a trusted expert on complex employee relations matters, providing high-quality advice, coaching and support to managers across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in coordinating and supporting employment tribunal cases, ensuring documentation is managed effectively, deadlines are met, and Peabody continues to adopt a fair, balanced and resolution-focused approach to people relations. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Employee Relations professional looking to further develop their employment law expertise while contributing to a values-led organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do.
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Senior Claims Handler Property
Aventum Group - London
HybridPermanentFull time
You will manage a portfolio of international claims, including exposure to complex, high-value and technically challenging matters, within delegated authority limits. The role is responsible for end-to-end claims management throughout the full claims lifecycle, from first notification of loss through investigation, coverage analysis, strategy, reserving, settlement, recovery opportunities and closure. The position supports the Head of Complex Claims and senior claims leadership in delivering a consistent, high-quality claims service aligned with Rokstone’s claims proposition, regulatory obligations and business objectives. You will be expected to exercise sound technical judgement, demonstrate commercial awareness and provide clear, confident engagement with brokers, insureds, capacity providers, TPAs, adjusters, legal advisers, reinsurers and underwriting teams. You will also contribute to portfolio oversight, reporting, governance, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the claims function, helping to ensure outcomes are technically robust, commercially sound and aligned with internal standards, delegated authority arrangements and conduct expectations.
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