Job Description:
Lead our UK Payroll Function
We're looking for an experienced Payroll Manager to lead the delivery of our UK payroll operation, supporting approximately 1,100 employees across seven manufacturing sites throughout the UK.
This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a well-established payroll function, leading a team of Payroll Administrators and an Assistant Payroll Manager while ensuring the accurate, compliant and timely delivery of payroll services.
Working closely with HR, Finance, site leadership teams and external providers, you'll act as the payroll expert for the business, driving operational excellence, strengthening controls and leading continuous improvement initiatives across payroll systems and processes.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the delivery of seven UK payrolls, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing for approximately 1,100 employees.
- Manage all aspects of end-to-end payroll operations, including pensions, statutory payments, bonuses, salary reviews and year-end activities.
- Oversee payroll accounting activities, including journals, reconciliations and control accounts.
- Ensure compliance with UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements and SOX controls.
- Act as the subject matter expert for payroll across the organisation.
- Lead payroll audits and manage relationships with auditors, HMRC and external providers.
- Drive payroll process improvements, system enhancements and automation initiatives.
- Develop and lead a high-performing payroll team, providing coaching, guidance and support.
What We're Looking For
Essential
- CIPP qualification or equivalent payroll experience.
- Significant experience managing in-house payroll operations within a medium to large organisation.
- Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements.
- Experience leading and developing payroll teams.
- Strong understanding of payroll controls, reconciliations and audit requirements.
- Experience working with integrated HR and payroll systems.
- Proven track record of delivering payroll improvements and change initiatives.
Desirable
- Experience within a manufacturing or multi-site environment.
- Experience overseeing multiple payrolls across different employee groups or sites.
- Experience with Cintra software.
Personal Qualities
We're looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised and detail focused.
- A confident leader who enjoys developing teams.
- Proactive and solutions oriented.
- Resilient under pressure and able to manage competing priorities.
- A strong communicator who can build effective relationships across HR, Finance and Operations.
- Professional, discreet and trusted to handle sensitive information.
Why Join Us?
This role offers the opportunity to lead a critical business function, influence payroll strategy and drive meaningful improvements across systems, processes and service delivery. If you're an experienced payroll professional looking for your next challenge within a complex, multi-site organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
The job description is available on request.
Skills Required
- CIPP qualification or equivalent payroll experience
- Significant experience managing in-house payroll operations within a medium to large organisation
- Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation and HMRC requirements
- Experience leading and developing payroll teams
- Strong understanding of payroll controls, reconciliations and audit requirements
- Experience working with integrated HR and payroll systems
- Proven track record of delivering payroll improvements and change initiatives
- Experience within a manufacturing or multi-site environment
- Experience overseeing multiple payrolls across different employee groups or sites
- Experience with Cintra software
What We Do
Crown is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of packaging products and equipment for consumer and industrial products. Crown's packaging for consumer products include steel and aluminum cans for food, beverage, household and other consumer products, glass bottles for beverage product and metal vacuum closures and steel crowns sold through Crown's sales organization to the soft drink, food, citrus, brewing, household products, personal care and various other industries. Crown's packaging for industrial products includes steel and plastic strap consumables and equipment, paper based protective packaging, and plastic film consumables and equipment, which are sold into the metals, food and beverage, construction, agricultural, corrugated, and general industries. At December 31, 2021, the Company operated over 200 manufacturing plants along with sales and service facilities throughout 40 countries and had approximately 26,000 employees. Consolidated net sales for Company in 2021 were $11.4 billion with 56% derived from operations outside the US and Canada.
