Payroll Implementation Consultant

JGA Recruitment; Old Warren; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd in Reading is seeking a Payroll Implementation Consultant to drive client payroll projects, optimise processes and support technology-led change across payroll platforms. You will review payroll systems and controls, provide guidance on compliance and best practice, collaborate with project teams and senior stakeholders, and help prepare proposals and presentations for clients.

This role offers hybrid working and exposure to a variety of payroll challenges, including

Qualifications

• Experienced UK payroll professional with a strong grasp of end-to-end payroll delivery
• Technically confident when it comes to legislation, compliance, controls and payroll processes
• Able to communicate complex payroll information clearly to clients, colleagues and senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of client-facing payroll projects, helping organisations improve the way their payroll functions operate
• Review payroll processes, systems and controls to highlight areas for improvement and potential risk
• Support the delivery of new payroll systems and technology-led change
• Use your payroll expertise to provide guidance on compliance, processes and operational best practice
• Work with project teams and stakeholders to ensure payroll initiatives are delivered effectively
• Help prepare client proposals, tender responses and presentations as part of wider business development activity
• Build lasting relationships with clients and become a key point of contact for payroll-related advice
• Stay up to date with developments across payroll, workforce management and HR technology

Job description

Payroll Implementation Consultant

Salary: £40,000 - £55,000

Location: Reading

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of client-facing payroll projects, helping organisations improve the way their payroll functions operate
• Review payroll processes, systems and controls to highlight areas for improvement and potential risk
• Support the delivery of new payroll systems and technology-led change
• Use your payroll expertise to provide guidance on compliance, processes and operational best practice
• Work with project teams and stakeholders to ensure payroll initiatives are delivered effectively
• Help prepare client proposals, tender responses and presentations as part of wider business development activity
• Build lasting relationships with clients and become a key point of contact for payroll-related advice
• Stay up to date with developments across payroll, workforce management and HR technology

Ideal Candidate

• Experienced UK payroll professional with a strong grasp of end-to-end payroll delivery
• Technically confident when it comes to legislation, compliance, controls and payroll processes
• Comfortable working with data and Excel, using it to investigate issues and support recommendationsFamiliar with modern payroll and HR systems, ideally having worked with platforms such as Workday, Oracle, SAP or Dayforce
• Able to communicate complex payroll information clearly to clients, colleagues and senior stakeholders
• Enjoys working on different projects and tackling new payroll challenges
• Ideally has some experience outside of standard payroll processing, such as implementation, systems, projects, transformation or consultancy
• International payroll knowledge would be useful but isn't essential

A strong fit for a payroll specialist who wants greater variety, client exposure and the opportunity to work across payroll technology and transformation projects.

JGA Recruitment Group Ltd ("We") are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. We are also committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a specialist payroll, HR & Reward recruitment agency and recruitment business as defined in the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (our business). These statements together with our privacy notices set out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us