Payroll Manager

Job Title: Payroll Manager  

Function: People

Location: Hybrid 2 days a week

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: £54,884 per annum

Closing Date: 23rd April 2026

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for Payroll Manager to join our People Team.

At NHS Supply Chain, every role plays a part in strengthening the backbone of the NHS—and our Payroll Manager is no exception. This is a chance to join a People Team at the heart of a purpose‑driven organisation, where accurate pay, trusted data, and seamless processes directly support the colleagues who keep vital supply services running across the health system. As we continue to modernise and elevate our people operations, this role leads the charge in transforming payroll and workforce data into a reliable, insight‑driven function that empowers better decision‑making, supports organisational growth, and builds lasting confidence in how we manage and care for our people.

Every day you will … 

• Lead end to end payrol processes ensuring Accurate, timely payroll, oversees all payroll cycles, ensuring compliance with legislation, contracts and audit standards.
• Act as a payroll subject matter expert, providing advice and assurance on statutory, contractual and policy related pay issues.
• Contribute to data and financial policy ensuring we are compliant with legislation and future thinking in our approach, ensuring our people are at the heart of our thinking.
• Own and maintain data governance policies, including GDPR, retention, and audit standards.
• Own the data quality and governance framework for people data – setting standards, monitoring compliance and driving continuous improvement.
• Act as a trusted coach to business leaders and the people team, ensuring effectiveness is a shared responsibility, resolving complex queries where required.
• Partner with Finance, Reward and People Technology and Optimisation Lead to align payroll and people data with financial reporting and system integrations.
• Work in partnership with People Process and Systems Specialist to simplify workflows and leverage technology to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
• Manage the relationship with external payroll provider, ensuring strong service delivery and value.
• Lead and develop people, people manage and coach a small team, giving direction, feedback and opportunities to grow their confidence as well as career.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.  
• We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards. 
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community. 
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Strong expertise in managing and leading end-to-end payroll, delivery of effective payroll solutions, utilising your team and system to ensure a people focused process. In-depth technical skills in payroll systems, HRIS and data reporting tools.
• Expert knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC processes and pensions regulations. In-depth knowledge of GDPR, data protection, and audit standards.
• Payroll and People data analytics, with hands-on experience of providing data and reports. Experience leading process improvement across payroll and people data.
• Expertise in liaising with Finance and Reward teams on all Payroll and People Data matters.
•  Proven experience leading a small team or specialist function, building technical capability and a culture of accuracy, ownership and service. 

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at Careers@supplychain.nhs.uk 

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

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