Payroll Manager FTC
Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM UK&I are looking for an experienced payroll manager to lead the payroll function.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our fantastic people services team on at initial 18 month FTC.
Your mission
In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring full compliance with UK payroll legislation and internal governance standards. You will manage and develop a small payroll team, work with existing manual processes, and identify opportunities to streamline or automate where feasible.
The successful candidate will be confident handling complex and escalated issues, working cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and other departments to ensure a smooth and efficient payroll operation.
Experience with payroll systems such as ePayfact and iTrent is desirable, though not essential.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead the delivery of accurate and timely payroll for BAM UK employees, ensuring compliance with
legal and regulatory requirements.
· Manage and support the payroll team, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing environment.
· Work effectively within existing manual processes, while continuously looking for opportunities to improve and streamline where appropriate.
· Act as the escalation point for complex or sensitive payroll queries, ensuring effective resolution with minimal business impact.
· Ensure all employee records are accurately maintained and updated, including new starters, leavers, and contractual changes.
· Liaise closely with HR, Finance, and external partners to ensure integration of payroll activities with wider business operations.
· Process statutory requirements such as tax, NIC, pensions, RTI submissions, and P11Ds.
· Prepare and deliver accurate payroll reports for internal stakeholders and support external audits as required.
Who are we looking for?
- Significant experience in a payroll leadership role, with proven team management skills.
- Excellent understanding of UK payroll legislation, statutory payments, and compliance requirements.
- Comfortable working with a mix of automated and manual payroll processes.
- Experience with payroll systems (e.g., ePayfact and iTrent) is advantageous but not essential.
- Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in resolving complex payroll issues.
- Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to work under pressure.
- Confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively across multiple departments.
- Highly organised with strong prioritisation skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently to the Camberley office.
What’s in it for you?
· Competitive salary
· A wide range of family friendly policies
· 8 % matched pension contributions
· Private healthcare
· Life assurance
· 26 days holiday
· 2 wellbeing days
· 1 volunteering day
· Personal and professional development
Your work environment
People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.
Who are we?
The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.
Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.
Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.
Our recruitment process, what you need to know?
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.
For more information or an informal conversation about this opportunity, please contact Paul Howes, Recruitment Manager: phowes@bam.com
