Payroll Implementation Consultant

Payroll Implementation Consultant 

Salary: £45,000 – £60,000
Location: London
Working Pattern: Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver payroll consulting projects, including end-to-end payroll reviews, process improvements and recommendations
• Support payroll transformation and technology implementation projects
• Provide payroll compliance and controls support across UK and international environments
• Assist with RFPs, vendor selection, pre-sales and bid development
• Work closely with clients and internal project teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Support stakeholder engagement, workshops and client presentations
• Contribute to payroll best practice, thought leadership and process improvement

Ideal Candidate

• Strong end-to-end UK payroll experience, ideally with exposure to the full annual payroll cycle
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation including PAYE, NI, pensions, statutory payments, IR35 and GDPR
• Confident using Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/HLOOKUP, SUMIF and COUNTIF
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and attention-to-detail skills
• Comfortable working with payroll technology such as SAP, Oracle, Workday or Dayforce
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ideally, experience with payroll implementation, transformation, consulting or payroll vendors
• International payroll experience would be advantageous

A great opportunity for an experienced payroll professional looking to move into a consulting, technology and transformation-focused role.

Interested? Apply today! 

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