Global Payroll Transformation Analyst | Hybrid

Primark; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark is seeking a Business Analyst for a Global Payroll Transformation programme. You will define payroll requirements, map processes, and support a new payroll platform/provider across regions.

The role involves collaboration with global teams, vendors, and technical partners to ensure compliance and clear requirements. The role focuses on requirements engineering, data migration, testing support including parallel payroll testing, and detailed documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience defining payroll requirements for global programmes.
• Proven involvement in parallel payroll testing and UAT.
• Ability to map current and target payroll processes and data.

Responsibilities

• Capture statutory, regulatory, functional, operational, and integration needs.
• Build as-is and to-be payroll process flows; identify gaps and risks.
• Produce requirements, data definitions, validation rules, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead workshops with payroll SMEs, finance teams, and stakeholders.
• Ensure requirements remain traceable through design, config, testing, and deployment.
• Support configuration reviews, walkthroughs, and solution validation.
• Assist with data migration mapping, transformation, and reconciliation.
• Contribute to UAT, reconciliation, cutover activities, and parallel payroll testing.
• Maintain artefacts including user stories, test scenarios, and process flows.
• Identify and elevate risks related to timelines, compliance, or design.
• Engage confidently with global/local SMEs.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Process mapping

Stakeholder engagement

Data mapping

Testing support

Payroll testing

Tools

ADP

SD Worx

Ceridian

Alight

Workday Payroll

Job description

Primark is seeking a Business Analyst for a Global Payroll Transformation programme. You will define payroll requirements, map processes, and support a new payroll platform/provider across regions.

The role involves collaboration with global teams, vendors, and technical partners to ensure compliance and clear requirements. The role focuses on requirements engineering, data migration, testing support including parallel payroll testing, and detailed documentation.