Payroll & People Manager

MJMK Restaurants

London•£45000 - £55000 per annum, depending on experience•Full time

MJMK Restaurants

KOL · Fonda · AngloThai · Luso · Casa do Frango + New Openings

(2 Michelin stars, World's 50 Best Restaurants)


Central London (On-site, 5 days a week) · Full-time

£45,000 - £55,000


We're looking for a Payroll and People Manager to join the team. We currently operate 7 restaurants, with 4-6 new openings planned over the next 12 months, including 2 new concepts. This role is essential to the smooth running of our People function, making sure our teams are paid correctly and on time, every time.


Payroll and People Manager Requirements

  • Payroll: owning end-to-end payroll processing across fortnightly and monthly pay runs, including Tronc, statutory payments and HMRC compliance
  • Rotas and reporting: working with Operations on weekly rotas, providing payroll cost analysis and reporting to the Financial Controller
  • HR administration and compliance: maintaining accurate employee records, issuing contracts and offer letters, and supporting right to work compliance
  • Audit and compliance: reconciling payroll and PAYE balance sheet accounts monthly, and keeping on top of changes to payroll and tax law
  • People team support: acting as a key user of our HR system and a go to point of contact for payroll and HR queries


What the Ideal Candidate Looks Like

  • Genuinely enjoys getting payroll right, first time, every time
  • Knows payroll processes, statutory payments and HMRC compliance inside out
  • Confident with HR systems and keeping employee records accurate and well organised
  • Exceptionally organised, detail obsessed and always one step ahead
  • Confident managing queries from the team and managers with clarity and professionalism
  • Calm under pressure, energised by juggling lots of moving parts at once
  • Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and enjoys continuously improving processes


What We Offer to our Payroll and People Manager

  • 50% discount across all MJMK restaurants
  • Up to £500 team referral bonus
  • Opportunity to grow within one of London's most ambitious hospitality groups
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after one year with us
  • Extra day's holiday every year you're with us, up to 5 extra days
  • Wide range of benefits from Hospitality Action
  • Company sick pay after one year of service


About MJMK Restaurants


We own and operate a collection of award-winning restaurants. Founded in 2018 by lifelong friends Jake Kasumov and Marco Mendes, the group includes Casa do Frango, KOL, Fonda, AngloThai and Luso.

KOL holds a Michelin Star and was named one of the World's 50 Best Restaurants. AngloThai earned a Michelin Star within three months of opening and was named The Square Opening of the Year in the 2025 National Restaurant Awards.

We're building ambitious restaurant brands with a focus on quality, creativity and guest experience - and we're just getting started.