Payroll Manager

Who We Are

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We are at our brightest when we’re all together. Our club, our teams, our community. We are entering a new era at Tottenham with a new club strategy, new leadership, and a focus on putting our fans at the heart of everything we do as we continue to strengthen our connection with our DNA, our home, and each other.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Payroll Manager to manage the delivery of multiple monthly payroll cycles.

Reporting into the Senior Payroll Manager, the ideal candidate will have excellent technical and legislative knowledge to support the management and mentoring of the two payroll specialists in the team.

You will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payrolls, ensuring compliance with UK legislation and HMRC requirements, and in line with company policy.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day delivery of 7 monthly payrolls, comprising 2,500 salaried & casual staff
• Review and reconcile various payrolls before approval
• Lead and develop 2 x experienced Payroll Specialists, allocating workload and setting standards. Act as cover for these roles during annual leave
• Work with various departments to gather and validate payroll information for processing
• Provide an exceptional service to our employees
• Manage monthly HMRC filing processes
• Handle complex payroll queries
• Ensure internal audit control workflows are adhered to
• Make improvements to day-to-day processes where required
• Maintain confidentiality and data security standards for all payroll-related information
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and confidentiality of all payroll outputs
• Ensure full compliance with HMRC legislation and submissions for RTI
• Maintain strong controls, reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation

Person Specification

What you will bring

• Strong in-house payroll experience, ideally with multi-site, hourly and salaried payrolls
• Previous experience of managing or supervising an in-house payroll team. Ability to mentor and develop
• Excellent current, technical payroll knowledge
• Excellent numerical and systems skills, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll software
• Self-motivated, dynamic individual with a flexible approach to work
• Ability to prioritise workloads effectively, balancing conflicting deadlines and achieving results and deliverables within fixed timescales
• Experience with iTrent (desirable) strong proficiency in MS Excel (essential)

Personal Attributes

• A technically strong payroll professional who can lead by example and impart their in-depth payroll knowledge to the team
• Good organisational skills to manage multiple priorities with clarity and focus
• Collaborative and proactive, with strong relationship-building skills
• Adaptable, resilient, and solutions-focused in fast-paced environments
• Confident communicator, both written and verbal, with ability to effectively explain subject matter
• Meticulous attention to detail when verifying numbers.
• Strong analytical capabilities to reconcile discrepancies.
• Exceptional time management to meet various strict payroll deadlines
• High level of integrity and ability to handle sensitive and confidential information

Safeguarding & Recruitment Statement

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. The Club follows a Safer Recruitment process for all roles. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to proportionate background, DBS and reference checks as required.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.