HR and payroll

HR and payroll manager CV: example and template

This example is for heads of HR and payroll departments at manufacturing, trading and service companies and at accounting firms, and for senior HR and payroll specialists who want to run the department.

The employer wants to know how many employees the department pays, how large your team is, which systems you know, how inspections go and how you keep rules and deadlines on track. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: HR and payroll manager

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Elżbieta Sobolewska

HR and payroll manager

Bydgoszcz +48 123 456 789 elzbieta.sobolewska@example.com

Professional profile

HR and payroll manager with 15 years of experience in HR and payroll, the last 7 at a manufacturer with 1,500 employees. I head a team of 6 and am responsible for payroll, employee records, social insurance and tax filings and contact with the labour inspectorate. I rolled out a new HR and payroll system and electronic personnel files, and for 4 years pay and filings have gone out without errors or delays.

Work experience

HR and payroll manager

03.2019 - present

Manufacturing company, 1,500 employees, Bydgoszcz

  • Heading a team of 6, payroll for 1,500 employees on shift work.
  • Social insurance and tax filings, annual employee tax statements.
  • Rolling out a new HR and payroll system and electronic personnel files.
  • Labour inspectorate and social insurance inspections with no recommendations.
  • Work and pay regulations, working time and consultations with the lawyer.

Senior HR and payroll specialist

04.2010 - 02.2019

Accounting firm, Bydgoszcz

  • HR and payroll services for 25 companies.
  • Contracts, employment certificates and social insurance registrations.
  • Working time settlement.

Education

Master's degree, economics

2004 - 2009

Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun

Skills

  • Managing an HR and payroll department
  • Payroll and working time settlement
  • Labour law
  • Social insurance and tax filings
  • HR and payroll systems
  • Electronic employee records

Qualifications and training

  • Postgraduate studies in labour law, 2015
  • Payroll regulation changes training, 2025

Languages

  • English: B1

Additional information

  • Knowledge of the Symfonia and enova365 systems

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an HR and payroll manager CV

Professional summary

Write how many employees the department pays, how large your team is and which systems you know. Add inspection results and on-time pay, because the employer is looking for someone who keeps rules and deadlines on track. Put a new system rollout, if you lead one, in your summary.

Senior HR and payroll specialist with 8 years of experience at an accounting firm. I serve 20 companies, run payroll and social insurance filings and stand in for the head of department. I am looking for work as an HR and payroll manager.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number of employees, the team, filings, systems, inspections and documents. Show results, for example punctuality and no inspection recommendations. Add rollouts and changes to regulations.

Weaker: Heading the department.

Better: Heading a team of 6, payroll for 1,500 employees on shift work.

Weaker: Rollouts.

Better: Rolling out a new HR and payroll system and electronic personnel files.

Weaker: Inspections.

Better: Labour inspectorate and social insurance inspections with no recommendations.

Skills worth listing

List payroll, working time, labour law, filings, systems and documentation. In your soft skills show accuracy, discretion and leading a team.

Professional skills

  • Payroll
  • Working time
  • Labour law
  • Insurance and tax filings
  • HR and payroll system
  • E-records

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Discretion
  • Leading a team
  • Punctuality
  • Communication

Qualifications and training

List postgraduate studies in labour law or HR and payroll and current training on regulation changes. Give the year, because the rules change often.

How to become an HR and payroll manager

People most often move up from senior HR and payroll specialist. On your CV show how many employees you handle and when you stand in for the manager.

Add systems and regulation training. Say which difficult areas you know, for example working time on shift systems.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A manufacturer looks for settling shift working time and many employees, an accounting firm for serving many companies, and an international company for reports to head office and work in English. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should an HR and payroll manager put on a CV?

The number of employees, team, payroll, filings, systems, inspections, rollouts and qualifications.

Are postgraduate studies in labour law needed?

Not always, but they help, because the manager is responsible for compliance with the rules.

How do you show results on the CV?

Give on-time pay and filings, inspection results and the effects of rollouts.

How does an HR and payroll manager differ from an HR manager?

An HR and payroll manager is responsible for pay and records, while an HR manager is responsible for recruitment, development and people policy.

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