Payroll Manager in Gateshead

Location: Gateshead
Salary: £40,000 per year
Recruiter: Northern Gas and Power
Job Hours: Full-time

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Hi, we're Northern Gas and Power

Northern Gas and Power (a subsidiary of Global Procurement Group) is an international energy procurement specialist and is the largest energy consultancy in Europe. We guide businesses of all sizes ranging from SMEs to global organisations in purchasing their energy contracts.

We set up comprehensive strategies for organisations to procure their energy contracts; negotiate contracts with energy suppliers; introduce and operate risk management frameworks; collect, check, and analyse invoices; and calculate organisations’ GHG emissions and carbon footprints.

Our consultancy is supported by our unique ClearVUE platform that brings together and visualises information from a global energy portfolio down to the last detail – helping our clients work towards their Net Zero goals and ensuring compliance with climate-related legislation.

Join our global family, with modern and vibrant offices in the UK, France, Malta, India, and Italy. Be part of a team that’s leading the way in energy consultancy and helping businesses make informed decisions about their energy consumption.

What is the job about?

We are currently recruiting for a Payroll Manager. The purpose of this Payroll Manager position is to lead the Payroll department in all Payroll matters.

You will oversee the management of payroll for a number of subsidiaries across different countries. You will also provide advice on payroll policy matters to the Finance Director and People Team.

What exactly will you do?

Typical responsibilities will include the following:

  • Lead the efficient running of the Payroll Department on a day-to-day basis for 4 UK payrolls
  • Co-ordinate the monthly Maltese payroll
  • Manage the French payroll process
  • Process new starters and leavers
  • HMRC PAYE and attachment of earnings payments
  • Pension submissions
  • RTI submissions
  • Annual P11Ds
  • Manage year-end process including P60s, etc.
  • Prioritising and organising the range of work that comes into the Payroll and Pension department
  • Effectively manage and mentor a team
  • Provide advice and guidance to the Senior Finance team in accordance with current legislation, rules and regulations
  • Prioritising and managing tight deadlines
  • What we’re looking for

    We are looking for an experience payroll professional who is hardworking and exceptionally organised. Ideally, you will have the following:

  • Previous experience as Payroll Manger is essential
  • Have a proven track record of preparing and processing a complex payroll for over 500 employees
  • Be fully compliant and conversed in all legal and statutory payroll and pension matters
  • To be able to focus on complex information while dealing with regular interruptions
  • Have discretion when dealing with sensitive data
  • A good working knowledge of HMRC rules and regulations
  • We’ll need an experienced person to show us what excellent looks like, but most importantly deliver it!

    What’s in it for you?

  • Industry-leading compensation package: Negotiable base salary between £40,000 – £50,000 Potential for a discretionary end of year bonus
  • Work-life balance: No late finishes, keep your plans with friends and family
  • Career growth: We enjoy promoting from within!
  • Unrivalled perks (including but not limited to): Enhanced annual leave including additional time off in DecemberWellbeing, gym and spa discountsCompany getaways and retreats abroadFestival and Event tickets (such as Silverstone, Wimbledon, Tomorrowland, Lost & Found, Champions League and more!)
  • Family friendly policies – enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay
  • We are also currently reviewing our reward and benefit packages with lots of exciting new benefits to be launched very soon.

    Northern Gas and Power is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to actively promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. A copy of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy is available on request.


    About Northern Gas and Power


    As leaders in our field, we’re trusted by over 30,000 businesses to provide a full energy service. Our customers range from small micro-businesses to large, national corporations.

    We have extensive experience in working with established energy suppliers and our affiliate partners to deliver bespoke products and services to our customers. From energy procurement to ongoing energy services support, our aim is to help cut energy costs and carbon emissions.

    We’re part of Global Procurement Group (GPG), and our colleagues come from over 30 different countries, spanning five offices around the globe. We all have the shared vision of driving transformational change in global energy behaviour, helping companies decarbonise towards a greener, cleaner business landscape.

    In recent years we’ve achieved a number of accolades including being named as StartUps (best for) Growing, Larger, or International Business, recognised as part of the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and our CEO, Fokhrul Islam was named a Britain’s Most Ambitious Business Leader by the Telegraph.

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