Building a Strategic Payroll Career | Leadership Beyond Compliance with Jamie Phillips #244
Nick Day is joined on The Payroll Podcast by Jamie Phillips, CPP, the 2026 Payroll Man of the Year.
Title: π Building a Strategic Payroll Career | Leadership Beyond Compliance with Jamie Phillips #244 π
Host: ποΈ Nick Day, CEO of specialist Payroll Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Guest: π€ Jamie Phillips, CPP
Episode Overview:
π In this insightful episode of The Payroll Podcast, host Nick Day sits down with Jamie Phillips, withΒ three decades of experience spanning payroll leadership, workforce management, human capital management, industry education, and mentoring, Jamie brings a rare, career-long view of what it actually takes to stay relevant in an industry that keeps changing shape.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- From Transactional to Strategic: Jamie explains how data analytics access has given payroll a genuine seat at the table over the past 30 years.
- The Myth of Payroll Resisting Change: Jamie and Nick push back on the idea that payroll is slow to evolve, arguing it has always lacked investment rather than willingness.
- Learning as a Lifelong Discipline: Jamie shares why he returned to graduate school at 50, framing formal education as ongoing exposure rather than a one-time credential.
- Avoiding Isolation at the Top: Jamie describes how community and networking counteract the professional isolation that can creep in later in a payroll career.
- Mentorship as Legacy: Jamie discusses teaching Payroll Org’s certification courses and why passing on knowledge matters more to him than personal recognition.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- π€ Jamie Phillips’ LinkedIn Profile
- π³ Greenify Talent: JGA Planet Positive (ESG) Recruitment Solution
- π€ Host Nick Day LinkedIn Profile
- π’ JGA Payroll Recruitment
- π§ Check out our sister podcast, The HR L&D Podcast
PAYROLL LEADERS – I CALL YOU ALL TO ACTION! π’
π Thank you for tuning in to The Payroll Podcast. Stay tuned for our next episode, where we continue to dive into the fascinating world of payroll! π§π
If you need the support of a payroll recruitment agency to help fill your next payroll vacancy, please please contact me!Β I possess over 20 years of payroll recruitment agency expertise and I would love to help! [email protected] or call 01727 800377
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