Payroll Implementation Manager

We are very pleased to be partnered with our established and professional client as they seek to recruit a Payroll Implementation Manager on a fixed term contract for 12 months which could extend or be made permanent. This is a superb opportunity for a Payroll professional to join a reputable organisation.

Payroll Implementation Manager

Full Time role - 12 month contract which could extend or be made permanent. Hybrid role with around 4 days per month at the office in Burgess Hill

Monday - Friday 35 hours per week. Office based in Burgess Hill. Around a 10 minute walk from the mainline station.

Salary £60000 plus exceptionally good company benefits.

Role subject to references and DBS checks

The role:

To lead payroll system implementation work as part of a wider project to transition the HR & Payroll system to a single platform solution.

To work directly with all payroll teams to ensure an accurate, efficient and smooth payroll operation

To develop a business case and implementation plan to reduce payroll processing times.

Main duties of the role include:

• To act as payroll expert and lead in the implementation of a new HR & Payroll platform.
• To work as part of the internal project team, alongside system implementers and the platform provider, to ensure the new system is delivered on time, to budget and meets all required legislative standards.
• To deliver key milestones within the project including set up and configuration, data migration and integrations, for all pay groups, liaising with technical resources where necessary.
• To develop test cases, create test data and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure the setup meets requirements.
• To undertake parallel runs, resolving any discrepancies between old and new payrolls
• To critique current processes and develop best practice payroll processes as part of the new system implementation.
• To document process maps, procedures and training materials and aids, providing full training materials for future reference.
• To support the training of central payroll officers and local payroll administrators
• To work with recently acquired sites to oversee their payroll and work with the managed payroll provider
• Once the new system is live, to develop the business case and implementation plan to move from paying hourly paid colleagues in arrears to paying at the end of current month.

Key skills, experience and competencies required:

• Must hold a CIPP qualification at payroll technician level or above or be studying towards this
• Knowledge and experience of implementing a new payroll system
• Knowledge and experience of calculating Statutory Payments SSP, SMP SAP, SPPetc
• Previous experience of handling all the payroll elements of a reasonably sized organisation
• Experience of managing a team of people processing payroll
• Excellent IT skills i.e., Payroll Software, Excel, Word, e-mail, with the ability to analyse, interpret and report data in a meaningful way
• Ability to prioritise workload / proven organisational skills / work to deadlines

This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional to join a superb business who offer a friendly working environment along with superb company benefits

Apply today for immediate consideration. Short-listing will start very soon.

Wild Recruitment Ltd T/A First Recruitment Services is acting as an employment agency on behalf of this vacancy