Payroll Transformation Lead

Payroll Transformation Lead

Location: Wimbledon

Salary: £45K - £52K

Fixed-Term Contract | 9 Months | Full Time

Benefits

Opportunity to lead a high-profile payroll transformation programme
Work with key stakeholders across HR, Payroll and wider business functions
Play a pivotal role in delivering organisational change
Supportive and collaborative working environment
Immediate start available

The Role

As Payroll Transformation Lead, you will lead the transition to a new HR and Payroll platform, working closely with payroll, HR and key stakeholder groups to ensure a smooth implementation with minimal disruption to business operations.

You will be responsible for establishing strong governance, maintaining data integrity, managing project delivery and ensuring payroll processes are fully compliant throughout the transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the discovery and analysis phase of the payroll transformation programme
Review and design payroll processes, workflows and system configurations
Support system implementation, migration and optimisation activities
Coordinate testing activities, including UAT and quality assurance processes
Ensure payroll data accuracy and integrity throughout the project lifecycle
Drive stakeholder engagement and effective change management initiatives
Provide regular project updates, reporting and governance oversight
Ensure compliance with payroll legislation, statutory requirements and HMRC regulations
Identify and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies
Support training and adoption of new processes and systemsRequirements:
Significant experience leading payroll transformation projects and HR/payroll system implementations
Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, statutory payments, pensions, reconciliations and HMRC compliance
Experience working with HR and payroll platforms such as MHR, iTrent, SAP, Workday or Oracle
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience mapping processes and designing efficient payroll workflows
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
The ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and manage competing priorities

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