Hestia · London, United Kingdom
Join Hestia as a Payroll Manager to lead an accurate, timely, and compliant payroll service for over 1000 colleagues. You’ll ensure full compliance with UK legislation and HMRC requirements while managing the ResourceLink system and mentoring a payroll team. This is a mission-driven role supporting individuals rebuilding their lives through equitable, diverse, and inclusive practices.
About the Role
As Hestia's Payroll Manager, you will lead the delivery of an accurate, timely, and compliant payroll service for more than 1000 colleagues across the organisation. You will act as Hestia's in‑house payroll specialist, ensuring full compliance with UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, and best practice across all statutory payments, deductions, and year‑end processes. You will take ownership of our ResourceLink payroll system, using your technical expertise to configure and maintain pay elements, pension schemes and workflows. You will oversee payroll related system updates, testing, and continuous improvement to ensure the payroll function remains efficient, reliable, and fit for purpose. You will manage and develop the Payroll team, coordinating day‑to‑day operations and ensuring the team delivers a seamless end‑to‑end payroll service.
What You Will Do
Lead the delivery of an accurate, timely, and compliant payroll service for more than 1000 colleagues.
Act as Hestia's in‑house payroll specialist, ensuring full compliance with UK payroll legislation, HMRC requirements, and best practice.
Take ownership of our ResourceLink payroll system, configuring and maintaining pay elements, pension schemes and workflows.
Oversee payroll related system updates, testing, and continuous improvement.
Manage and develop the Payroll team, coordinating day‑to‑day operations.
Ensure the team delivers a seamless end‑to‑end payroll service.
What We Are Looking For
Deep knowledge of UK payroll legislation.
Strong analytical and systems skills.
Commitment to delivering an excellent service to colleagues across Hestia.
Relevant payroll management qualification such as CIPP or equivalent expertise.
Over five years of UK payroll experience.
Managing large and complex payrolls with multiple pension schemes.
Strong understanding of HMRC requirements, PAYE processes, P11D reporting and end‑of‑year procedures.
Proficiency in Zellis ResourceLink.
Advanced Excel skills such as VLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
Confidence working with large data sets.
Accuracy, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively under pressure.
Strong interpersonal skills, a collaborative approach, and a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
If you’re willing to learn and bring your lived experience to the table, we’d love to hear from you. We value diversity and inclusion, and we’re committed to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.