This category recognises the work done by payrollers with direct management responsibility for at least one member of payroll staff. Nominees will have responsibility for one or more payrolls and be able to demonstrate how their hard work has improved the payroll processing, service delivery or teamwork etc.
N.B. Not open to bureau or outsourced employees

2007 winner: Mark Stevens, Liberata/Croydon Council

The judges said Mark was pro-active, has a good approach to risk management and has saved the Council a lot of money.

Sponsor's comment

Alan Snell General Manager, says
"We're delighted to have the opportunity to support and merit the payroll profession through sponsoring Payroll Manager of the Year. As a provider of integrated HR software and services, we appreciate the burdens placed on them through business requirements and the need to constantly deliver to deadline in a highly regulated profession."

KCS is a leading software and service provider of HR and Payroll Management Solutions, based in the UK. With over 35 years experience, and an extensive user base, we develop, implement and support applications and services for all sizes of organisation, across a wide variety of industry sectors. Our product line consists of HR, Payroll and Time and Attendance Software, which can be supplied separately or as an integrated solution. In addition we also offer Payroll Bureau and Payroll Managed Services. In 2006 KCS RightSource was awarded “Payroll Software Provider of the Year” by Pay Magazine for the sixth consecutive year.