Assistant Manager - Payroll

WE ARE RECKITT

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition
brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the
relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by
this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality
hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We
work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by
unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting
time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global
organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at
the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of
your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead
our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right
plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you
along the way.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Assistant Manager – UK Payroll is responsible for overseeing end-to-end UK
payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely processing in compliance with
HMRC regulations. This role requires strong technical payroll knowledge,
leadership capabilities, and the ability to manage and mentor a small team. The
Assistant Manager supports the Payroll Manager in process improvements, audits,
stakeholder management, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Payroll Processing & Compliance

· Manage and review end-to-end monthly UK payroll for the assigned employee
population.

· Ensure accuracy and compliance with UK payroll legislation (HMRC, PAYE, NI,
SSP, SMP, SPP, Student Loans, Auto-enrolment).

· Oversee RTI submissions including FPS and EPS to HMRC.

· Validate payroll inputs such as new joiners, leavers, tax code changes,
overtime, bonuses, and statutory payments.

· Manage year-end activities such as P60, P11D, and reconciliations.

2. Team Management

· Lead, guide, and mentor a team of 3–4 payroll executives/analysts.

· Allocate workloads and ensure timely completion of tasks.

· Conduct regular team reviews, provide feedback, and support skill development.

· Encourage a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.

3. Stakeholder & Vendor Management

· Act as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders such as HR, Finance,
and employees regarding payroll matters.

· Coordinate with external payroll vendors (if applicable) to ensure seamless
service delivery.

· Handle escalations and provide prompt resolutions to employee payroll queries.

4. Controls, Audit, and Reporting

· Perform payroll reconciliations and ensure all entries match payroll and
financial systems.

· Maintain audit-ready documentation and support internal/external audits.

· Prepare payroll reports for management, finance, HR, and statutory bodies.

5. Process Improvement

· Identify opportunities to streamline payroll workflows and enhance efficiency.

· Participate in payroll system upgrades, testing, and implementation projects.

· Stay updated on changes in UK payroll legislation and communicate relevant
updates to the team.

THE EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR

· Strong understanding of UK payroll legislation and compliance requirements.

· Experience with payroll systems (e.g., ADP, Workday, SAP, Oracle,
etc.—customize as needed).

· Excellent analytical and numerical skills.

· Strong leadership and team-management ability.

· Good communication and interpersonal skills.

· High attention to detail and accuracy.

· Ability to work under strict deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

Education & Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, HR, Finance, or a related field.

· CIPP certification (preferred but not mandatory).

· Proven experience of at least 8 years in UK payroll processing.

THE SKILLS FOR SUCCESS

Data and Analytics, HR Process Improvement; Process management; HR Process
improvement, Solutioning, Compensation & Benefits, Digital literacy, Operational
Excellence, HR Data Analysis; Data management; Employee data management.

WHAT WE OFFER

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four
global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their
career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest
in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance
Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally.
We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our
global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's
potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term
incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering
outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for
performance philosophy.

EQUALITY

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'.
That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet
every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a
good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or
medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin;
religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual
orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity;
protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.