Payroll Implementation Lead - Build End-to-End Payroll (London)

Michael Page; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Payroll Implementation Specialist to establish a comprehensive payroll function for a rapidly scaling technology organization in London. The role involves designing processes, managing system implementations, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive payroll expertise and experience with payroll transformations. This temporary role offers a competitive daily rate of GBP 400 to GBP 450, providing valuable experience in a structured environment.

Benefits

Competitive daily rate

Professional working environment

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering payroll implementations ideally in fast-growing businesses.
• Proven ability to build a payroll function from scratch with compliance design.
• Strong data skills with experience in migration and validation.

Responsibilities

• Build an end-to-end payroll function including governance, controls, and workflows.
• Lead implementation of payroll systems including configuration and testing.
• Establish statutory compliance practices for PAYE, NI, and HMRC reporting.

Skills

Payroll implementation

UK payroll legislation

Data migration

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Payroll Implementation Specialist to establish a comprehensive payroll function for a rapidly scaling technology organization in London. The role involves designing processes, managing system implementations, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. The ideal candidate will have extensive payroll expertise and experience with payroll transformations. This temporary role offers a competitive daily rate of GBP 400 to GBP 450, providing valuable experience in a structured environment.