Payroll (HCM) and Tax Lead

Next PLC; East Midlands, Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Next PLC is seeking a key member to join their finance team in implementing the Oracle Fusion ERP system. This role involves integrating existing HCM platforms, conducting regression testing, and ensuring tax compliance. Ideal candidates will have strong payroll and tax knowledge, along with experience in ERP systems. The position offers various benefits, including discounts and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25% off most NEXT products

Company performance based bonus

Sharesave scheme

On-site Nursery available

10% off most partner brands

Access to discounts at Staff Shops

Access a digital GP and free health services

Free on-site parking

Financial Wellbeing support

Apprenticeship opportunities

Qualifications

• Good understanding of payroll processes and accounting for people costs.
• Experience of implementing change with a focus on controls and automation.
• Ability to self-manage and work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with implementing Oracle Fusion ERP system into NEXT Finance.
• Work on integrating current HCM platform with Oracle Fusion ERP.
• Conduct regression testing and manage design workshops.

Skills

Payroll processes

Tax - VAT principles

Analytical skills

Problem-solving abilities

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Experience with ERP systems

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Presentation

Job description

Job Description

Do you want to be a key member of the team shaping the future of Next Finance?

We are looking for individuals who are prepared to challenge existing ways of working, embrace change & have a creative mind for problem solving. Is that you?

About the role

You will join a project team to assist with implementing the Oracle Fusion ERP system into NEXT Finance, initially replacing AP, AR and GL.

You will be working on how to integrate our current HCM platform with our new Oracle Fusion ERP. You will be a key member of our team attending our design workshops and planning the integration, reviewing the changes required to migrate to a shared HR and Finance platform. Key lead to ensure HCM structures are aligned to the Finance enterprise design, ensuring and minimising impact to current HCM processes and outputs. This role will also include a large part of regression testing and understanding the current HCM set up and way of working.

In addition, you will work with our Tax business team to ensure the design supports Tax compliance and supports tax reporting. High level of design for VAT for our B2C transactions.

This will involve:

• Making and documenting design decisions inline with scope
• Completion of design workbooks
• Supporting business impact assessments
• Preparing / reviewing integration design documents
• Input into training plan
• Test planning
• Test execution
• Linking with change management and business adoption providing user training information
• Cutover planning
• Cutover execution
• Warranty support
• Understanding and highlighting any risks and ensuring controls are in place to mitigate risk

You will also be working with several business readiness teams:

• Existing payroll and HR tech teams to understand the current set up and transition to the new structures in HCM and finance ERP
• The testing team to build test scripts and full regression testing
• Training team to ensure we have the appropriate training for all users
• Linking with the core GL lead to understand changes to cost centres and people related structures and reporting"

Criteria

• Good understand of payroll processes and accounting for people costs
• Good understand of Tax - VAT principles, taxable supplies and VAT rates. Supply chain knowledge for goods and services including international trade. VAT accounting and reporting.
• Experience of implementing change in areas with a focus on controls and automation
• Experience with another large ERP systems is desirable, preferably Oracle Fusion
• Ability to self manage, methodical with strong organisational skills ensuring multiple tasks can run in parallel
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and escalate issues in an appropriate and timely manner
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excel, PowerPoint and/or Google Presentation skills

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

About some of our Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [e-mail] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.