Payroll Manager - #2183274

Payroll Manager

Salary: £32,000

Location: Glasgow

Working Arrangement: Office-based

Contract: Permanent

The Opportunity

JGA Recruitment Group is working with a Glasgow-based organisation to recruit a Payroll Manager on a permanent basis.

This is an opportunity for an experienced payroll professional to take responsibility for the accurate and timely processing of client payrolls, maintaining reliable payroll records and supporting wider finance operations.

Working closely with internal finance teams and external clients, you will play an important role in ensuring payroll processes run smoothly, queries are resolved efficiently and financial records remain accurate.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end client payroll processing, from initial data collection and input through to checking, approvals and final record-keeping.
• Maintain accurate employee payroll records using BrightPay, resolving discrepancies and coordinating updates with HR teams.
• Complete payroll reconciliations, ensuring payroll accounts are accurate and any discrepancies are investigated.
• Support accounts payable activities and wider finance processes.
• Analyse payroll information to identify errors, inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Produce clear payroll reports and respond to client and internal payroll queries.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure payroll information is handled in line with established procedures.

About You

• Previous experience in a payroll role, ideally with responsibility for managing client payrolls.
• Strong numerical, data-entry and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with payroll and accounting software.
• Experience using BrightPay would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of payroll reconciliations and wider finance processes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to manage payroll queries professionally.
• A responsible approach to handling confidential employee and client information.

If you have strong payroll processing experience, good financial awareness and a keen eye for detail, we'd be interested in hearing from you.

Apply today or contact me at [email protected]

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