Key Details

Based at Manchester Airport. Secondment / FTC. Flexible/Hybrid working. We are proud to be a diverse employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

Company Overview

At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK‑owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. Sustainability is a core value, and it shapes everything we do. We are committed to protecting the environment and supporting local communities through initiatives such as airport and airline decarbonisation, education, skills and employment support, and community engagement, including volunteering opportunities.

Benefits

• Flexible and generous company pension plan with up to 8% contribution.
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Free parking.
• Subsidised public transport.
• Huge range of company discounts.
• 2 volunteering days per year.
• Free Virtual GP service, available 24 h a day, 7 days a week.
• Care Concierge service.

The role

To deputise for the Payroll Manager, working with the supervisor to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of the Payroll Function, meeting all required statutory standards, whilst building and maintaining good internal & external relationships necessary to the role. Manager and mentor the Payroll team and handle complex payroll issues. Support the delivery of key business‑wide and departmental projects, continuously improving processes to enable scalable delivery for growth.

What will make you successful in the role?

• At least two years Group Payroll management experience in a large complex business with comprehensive legislative and pension compliance experience.
• Ability to determine the most appropriate method of communicating and implementing changes.
• Experience of SAP, system maintenance and UAT to ensure payroll system integrity.
• Demonstrable awareness of the need for trust, discretion and maintaining confidentiality.
• Relevant payroll qualification, e.g. CIPP.
• Ideally experience in a shared service centre environment, system transformation, onboarding of new payrolls, working with 3rd party payroll providers, and designing, implementing and operating robust financial controls.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Human Resources

Industries

• Airlines and Aviation

Location

Urmston, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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