Oracle Payroll Technical Consultant — SC Cleared

Data Controller, VE Ltd; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

VE3 is seeking an experienced Oracle Payroll Technical Consultant to support Oracle Payroll in secure client environments. The role focuses on development, configuration, integration and ongoing improvements within UK payroll practices.

You will translate business requirements into reliable payroll solutions, ensure accurate changes, and perform thorough testing across payroll processes while maintaining documentation and security controls.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience with Oracle Payroll in Fusion or EBS HRMS/Payroll.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Fast Formula, payroll elements, balances and processing.
• Ability to translate payroll requirements into configurations and technical solutions.
• Strong SQL for reporting, data analysis and reconciliation.
• Experience building interfaces, data loads, extracts and reports.
• Practical understanding of UK payroll rules, PAYE, NI, pensions, HMRC reporting.
• Experience with sensitive payroll data in controlled environments.
• Excellent communication with technical and payroll stakeholders.
• Current SC clearance, verified with client.

Responsibilities

• Analyse payroll requirements and draft functional specs, designs and impact assessments.
• Configure/enhance Oracle Payroll: elements, balances, rules and formulas.
• Develop and maintain integrations between payroll, HR, finance and third-party systems.
• Build and support payroll reports, extracts, reconciliation outputs and controls.
• Investigate payroll issues, perform root-cause analysis and implement fixes.
• Support data migration, transformation, validation and reconciliation.
• Lead testing: unit, integration, UAT, regression and parallel runs.
• Assess Oracle updates and payroll changes for controlled deployments.
• Collaborate with payroll teams during processing periods and resolve incidents.
• Maintain technical documentation and handover materials.

Skills

Oracle Payroll

Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM

SQL

Data integration

UK payroll

Security clearance

Stakeholder communication

Testing & QA

Unit & integration testing

Tools

HDL

BI Publisher

OTBI

REST/SOAP

Oracle Integration Cloud

Job description

Oracle Payroll Technical Consultant - SC Cleared

Maidenhead, United Kingdom

VE3 is a technology and business consultancyfocused on delivering end-to-end technology solutions and products. We havesuccessfully serviced enterprises across multiple markets, including the publicand private sectors. Our services span all aspects of business, providing a holistic approach to managing an organization. We are committed to providing technical innovations and tools that empower organizations with critical information to facilitate decision-making that results in businesstransformation through cost savings and increased operational efficiency. Ourcommitment to quality is adopted throughout the organization and sets the foundation for delivering our full suite of capabilities.

Job Description

Job Title: Oracle Payroll Technical Consultant - SC Cleared

Experience: 5+ years

Location: UK (Remote)

Security Clearance: Current SC clearance required

About the role

VE3 is seeking an experienced Oracle Payroll Technical Consultant to support the development, configuration, integration and ongoing improvement of Oracle Payroll solutions within a secure client environment.

You will work with payroll specialists, business analysts and technical teams to translate business requirements into reliable solutions, ensuring payroll changes are accurate, thoroughly tested and maintainable.

Requirements

Key responsibilities:

• Analyse payroll requirements and produce functional specifications, technical designs and impact assessments.
• Configure and enhance Oracle Payroll, including payroll elements, balances, calculation rules and Fast Formulas.
• Develop and maintain integrations between payroll, HR, finance, pensions and third-party systems.
• Build and support payroll reports, extracts, reconciliation outputs and operational controls.
• Investigate payroll calculation issues, interface failures and data discrepancies, identifying root causes and implementing fixes.
• Support data migration, transformation, validation and reconciliation.
• Undertake unit and system integration testing and support user acceptance testing, regression testing and parallel payroll runs.
• Assess the impact of Oracle updates and payroll changes, supporting controlled deployment into production.
• Collaborate with payroll teams during critical processing periods and support incident resolution.
• Maintain technical documentation, configuration records, deployment instructions and support handover materials.
• Follow client requirements for security, access control, change management and handling sensitive employee data.

Essential skills and experience:

• Proven hands-on experience developing, implementing or supporting Oracle Payroll, within Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM Payroll or Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS/Payroll, aligned to the client platform.
• Strong experience with Oracle Fast Formula, payroll elements, balances and payroll processing.
• Experience translating payroll requirements into effective configuration and technical solutions.
• Strong SQL skills for reporting, data analysis and reconciliation, using tools and access methods appropriate to the platform.
• Experience developing and supporting interfaces, data loads, extracts and reports.
• Practical understanding of UK payroll, including PAYE, National Insurance, statutory payments, pensions and HMRC reporting.
• Experience troubleshooting payroll issues and validating changes through structured testing and reconciliation.
• Experience working with sensitive payroll data in an environment with controlled access and formal release processes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with technical colleagues and payroll stakeholders.
• Current SC clearance, subject to verification and client acceptance before deployment.

Platform-specific technical experience

• HCM Extracts, HCM Data Loader (HDL), BI Publisher and OTBI.
• Payroll flows, Fast Formulas and integration with related HCM modules.
• REST/SOAP services and Oracle Integration Cloud or equivalent integration tooling.
• Quarterly release impact assessment and regression testing.

For Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll assignments:

• PL/SQL, Oracle APIs, concurrent programmes and relevant HRMS/Payroll data structures.
• Fast Formulas, interfaces, custom reports and approved extensions.
• Payroll patch impact assessment, testing and deployment support.
• Candidates should demonstrate depth in the platform relevant to the assignment; experience across both is advantageous.
• Delivery within UK government, public sector or other secure environments.
• Oracle Payroll implementation, migration or major upgrade projects.
• Integration with Oracle Financials, time and absence systems, pension providers and banking interfaces.
• Payroll costing, retrospective calculations and complex reconciliation.
• Relevant Oracle HCM or Payroll certification.
• Agile delivery, version control and structured release management.