Payroll and Benefits Manager

For over 45 years, Mamas & Papas has supported parents from our Huddersfield roots to stores and concessions across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Today, 1,200+ colleagues bring our much-loved baby brand to life, including 300+ at our Huddersfield head office. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a detail-driven Payroll & Benefits Manager to lead payroll, benefits, pensions and employment tax compliance, creating an accurate, reassuring colleague experience. What you’ll be doing You’ll own the end-to-end payroll, benefits and pensions cycle, ensuring colleagues are paid accurately, on time and compliantly. • Lead payroll operations, provider management, controls, reconciliations, reporting and audit readiness. • Manage PAYE, NI, statutory payments, PSA, P11D, benefits taxation and HMRC submissions. • Oversee pensions, auto-enrolment, salary exchange, deductions and provider submissions. • Manage core benefits including medical, life assurance, pension, EV, cycle to work and wellbeing schemes. • Support confidential colleague queries while improving payroll, benefits and pension processes. What you’ll bring as Pay & Benefits Manager • Strong payroll management experience, ideally in a fast-paced, multi-site or retail business. • Excellent UK payroll, PAYE, pensions, PSA, P11D and employment tax knowledge. • Advanced Excel, strong analysis skills and confidence using payroll and HR systems. • Clear communication, stakeholder management and excellent attention to detail. • Experience of the PeopleXD system (and HRIS system part of Access Group) being more than desirable. Why join Mamas & Papas? We’re an award-winning, much-loved brand where quality, care and customer experience sit at the heart of everything we do. If you combine technical payroll expertise with care, curiosity and a passion for great colleague experience, we’d love to hear from you so take those amazing first steps and APPLY TODAY. NOTE: This role is based at our Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Head Office (HD5 0RH) 3 days a week, with 2 days from home