Payroll Manager

Job Ref

NOB2639

Branch

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square

Location

London Portman Square, West London

Salary/Benefits

Up to £48,000 including rooms service charge and benefits

Contract type

Permanent

Hours

Full Time

Hours per week

40 hours per week

Posted date

02/06/2026

Closing date

04/07/2026

As Payroll Manager, you will be responsible for the end to end payroll function for Nobu Hotel London Portman Square, ensuring colleagues are paid accurately and on time while maintaining full compliance with UK payroll legislation, pension requirements and company policies. Working closely within the People & Culture team and closely with finance and operational leaders, you will play a key role in labour reporting, workforce planning and payroll governance, providing valuable insight that supports business performance and decision making.

You will

• Manage the end to end payroll process, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely payment of all colleagues
• Oversee payroll for a workforce of approximately 350 to 400 employees
• Maintain robust payroll controls, validations and audit processes
• Validate payroll inputs including hours worked, pay rates, service charge, tronc and gratuities allocations
• Lead regular labour review meetings with Heads of Department to monitor productivity and labour performance
• Produce payroll reconciliations and investigate variances between payroll periods
• Manage statutory payroll submissions including HMRC and pension reporting
• Prepare payroll, labour and productivity reports for operational and finance teams
• Monitor labour costs against budgets, forecasts and productivity targets
• Analyse workforce trends and provide recommendations to improve efficiency and cost control
• Act as the subject matter expert for the Fourth payroll and HR system
• Support budgeting, forecasting and workforce planning across the hotel
• Manage payroll audits and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and company policies
• Resolve payroll queries and discrepancies professionally and confidentially
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls and reporting
• Build strong relationships across departments and support leaders with payroll and labour management decisions
• Embody Nobu values of Family, Crafted, Smile and Kokoro in every interaction

What We’re Looking For

You bring payroll experience within hospitality, hotels or a multi department operational environment. Highly organised and detail focused, you are confident managing complex payroll processes while maintaining exceptional levels of accuracy and compliance. You have strong analytical skills, enjoy working with data and can translate labour and payroll information into meaningful business insight. Experience using Fourth payroll and HR systems would be highly advantageous.

Above all, you are a collaborative and trusted professional who thrives on building relationships, supporting operational leaders and continuously improving processes and controls.

Benefits of Joining Our Team

• Base salary up to £42,000 plus rooms service charge up to £6,000
• £1000 Refer a Friend Scheme
• Two hotel wide social events each year including our Employee Awards Night
• Discounted overnight stays across Nobu and L+R properties worldwide
• Discounted Pilates classes and wellness treatments
• Opportunities to progress within our hotel and the wider Nobu portfolio
• Mental Health First Aiders within the team
• Access to Hospitality Action
• Up to 33 holiday days through length of service
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Discounts on all food and beverage
• Free meals while on duty
• Flu Vaccinations
• Wellness initiatives

Nobu Hotels effortlessly blends modern luxury and minimal Japanese tradition into the concept of a lifestyle hotel. Filled with cutting-edge design and stunning spaces, Nobu Hotels provides remarkable hospitable service and an unparalleled experience like nothing before. Helming from world renowned

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, the Nobu Hotels concept is a remarkable conjunction of exquisite cuisine, innovation and creativity.

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square features 243 guest rooms and suites, together with a Nobu restaurant, ballroom and meeting spaces beautifully conceptualised by London-based architecture and interior design firm, David Collins Studio, in conjunction with Make Architects.

We are looking for great people that embody our core values of Kokoro, Smile, Family & Crafted.

You will share our passion, deliver quality results and have the courage to be different and creative within your specialism.