Can you stay calm while crunching the numbers? Do you have an eagle eye for matching hours to rotas? Ready for a role where you genuinely make a difference?
With over 550 team members, across 14 sites and a payroll of more than £10 million, accurate records and well-managed rotas are vital to our success. We run monthly payrolls for both salaried and hourly paid teams and are now seeking a Payroll Manager to join our growing team.
You’ll work closely with Site Managers and our external payroll bureau to ensure everything runs smoothly.
This is an on-site/ in office role- based just outside Colchester, Essex. Travel to sites will be required occasionally. ⸻
What You’ll Be Doing: • Preparing and checking payrolls (multiple payrolls- different periods), including weekly rota closures and reconciliations • Cross-referencing rotas and reports, identifying discrepancies and ensuring accuracy • Supporting managers with resolving payroll queries • Coordinating Tronc/tip distribution with the Troncmaster • Maintaining SSP, SMP and Statutory payments and records • Uploading payments, anomalies and expenses, including Live-In Rents and bonuses
⸻
What You’ll Bring: • Sound knowledge of Payroll, HR practices and employment policies • Understanding of SMP, SSP, SPP, pensions, Tronc, tax, live-ins, pro-rating, and payroll variations • Experience closing and checking rotas, and previewing payroll reports for accuracy • Confidence in calculating estimates and explaining payroll matters clearly • Ideally, hospitality experience or exposure to multi-site operations • Experience using systems such as Fourth, Sage, BambooHR, HiBob, or similar • A proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail and process improvement
⸻
What’s in It for You: • Support with professional development and qualifications • Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family • Access to earned wages in real time, plus financial and wellbeing tools • Supermarket, retail, and bus fare discounts • Up to 50% off hotel stays and dining across our venues • Bike to Work Scheme • Increasing holiday allowance • Auto-Enrolled Pension • Free on-site parking
⸻
Who We Are:
We own and operate 14 hotels and venues across Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, and Surrey, including well-known names like The Mill Hotel in Sudbury, Kingscliff Hotel in Holland-on-Sea, and The George Hotel in Colchester.
As part of the Flying Trade Group, a dynamic, international business with over 2,000 team members across 13 companies, we offer stability, variety, and opportunity. Our group spans industries from food manufacturing and leisure to construction and packaging.