Payroll Supervisor

Job Reference

HO-33

Position Details

Full time / Part time: Full time contracts available

Location: 16 Compass Point, Market Harborough, LE16 9HW

Start date: Immediately

Purpose

Based in Market Harborough, Deichmann UK, a subsidiary of Deichmann SE is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Payroll Supervisor with a strong background in high-volume, end-to-end payroll processing.

The salary for this role is £35,000 - £40,000, dependant on experience.

This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant delivery of end-to-end payroll for a high-volume workforce (1,000+ employees). The Payroll Supervisor will maintain payroll integrity, statutory compliance, and high-quality reporting while overseeing payroll controls, resolving complex queries, and supporting continuous improvement across payroll and HR systems.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have hands on experience managing payroll data for 1,000+ employees, including starters, leavers, contractual changes, statutory payments (SSP, SMP), holiday pay calculations, and payroll reconciliations.

They will be confident using Sage 50 Payroll and SAP HR systems, with advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, data cleansing, and exception reporting). They will also have experience producing payroll and labour cost reporting, managing payroll queries, and supporting payroll compliance and audit requirements.

Experience with time & attendance systems, payroll reporting, and process automation (e.g., Power Automate) would be advantageous.

Key Activities

• Deliver end-to-end payroll processing for 1,000+ employees accurately and on time
• Manage starters, leavers, contractual changes and statutory payments (SSP, SMP)
• Calculate holiday pay and ensure payroll compliance with legislation and company policy
• Validate and reconcile payroll data, ensuring accuracy across all inputs and outputs
• Process BACS payments and maintain payroll controls and audit checks
• Download, validate and reconcile time & attendance data against payroll outputs
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee queries
• Maintain employee data within SAP HR and administer Sage 50 Payroll system
• Produce payroll, labour cost, pension, NI, bonus and commission reporting
• Support HR and Finance teams with ad hoc reporting and data analysis
• Ensure GDPR compliance, confidentiality and adherence to payroll legislation
• Support process improvements, automation and efficiency initiatives

Personal Characteristics

• Confident using Sage 50 Payroll and SAP HR systems, with advanced Excel skills
• Experience managing payroll data for 1,000+ employees, including starters, leavers, contractual changes, statutory payments (SSP, SMP)
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Confident working independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain payroll information to non-finance stakeholders
• Proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset
• High level of integrity, discretion and professionalism
• Motivated and enthusiastic
• Collaborative and able to build strong relationships across HR, Finance and operational teams