Payroll and HRIS Manager - FTC

Charlie Bighams; Dinder; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in the United Kingdom is seeking a People Systems Lead responsible for managing the transition to a new HRIS following the removal of the previous system from the market. This role involves leading data migration, ensuring payroll accuracy, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to improve system functionality. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, project management experience, and a collaborative approach to driving change, with proven experience in payroll processing and HRIS implementation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Payroll processing and HRIS implementation, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and data skills to translate business needs into system requirements.
• Excellent project management skills with a record of timely project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Immerse in current HRIS and payroll processes to understand existing challenges.
• Lead the data migration and configuration of the new HRIS system.
• Document processes and provide support to ensure stability post-launch.

Skills

Payroll processing

HRIS implementation

Project management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Collaboration

Job description

The role of People Systems lead is responsible for the overall change of system. Having recently changed to a new provider we are needing to change again, due to that product being removed from the market and this role will manage that change. We therefore have lots of recent experience and ideas of making things better to ensure our HRIS and Payroll approach is really efficient and accurate.

Discovery & Assessment (Months 1-3)

• Immerse in current HRIS and payroll processes to understand existing challenges and requirements.
• Learn monthly payroll cycles to gain practical insight into system complexities.
• Gather feedback and lessons learned to inform a recommendation and way forward for the new system's requirements and design.

Implementation & Migration (Months 4-10)

• Lead the data migration and configuration of the new HRIS, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver a seamless transition.
• Coordinate parallel payroll runs to validate the new system before full deployment.
• Engage and work with team members as subject matter experts throughout the project.

Embedding & Handover (Months 11-12)

• Document processes and create learning materials. Upskill the People Team and managers on the new system's functionality.
• Provide hyper‑care support to ensure stability and resolve post‑launch issues.
• Ensure the system is fully embedded and the team is confident to manage ongoing operations independently.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Payroll processing and HRIS implementation, either as a project lead or key subject matter expert, ideally within a manufacturing or similarly complex environment.
• Strong analytical and data skills, with the ability to translate business needs and policies into effective system requirements.
• Resilience and adaptability—comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and navigating ambiguity.
• Excellent project management skills, with a track record of delivering projects on time and engaging cross‑functional teams.
• Positive energy, supplier management experience, and a collaborative approach to driving change.
• Willingness to travel regularly between sites (Park Royal and Somerset), with the understanding that work is done better when we are together.

The Ideal Candidate

• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement
• Team collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Analytical thinking and problem‑solving, with an eye for detail
• Results orientation and ability to get to action, so the detail doesn't prevent progress