Payroll Implementation Manager

JGA Recruitment; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is looking for a Payroll Implementation Manager to lead payroll system implementations from start to finish. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in UK payroll, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment. This remote role offers a salary between £45,000 - £50,000 and includes share options. Join a high-growth tech environment in a position that truly impacts frontline workforces.

Benefits

Share Options

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering UK payroll system implementations.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scale-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll implementations from kick-off to go-live.
• Configure, test and validate payroll systems for clients.
• Identify and deliver process improvements across payroll implementation.

Skills

Strong end-to-end UK payroll knowledge

Advanced Excel / Sheets skills

Stakeholder management

Client-facing communication

Education

CIPP (or equivalent)

Job description

Payroll Implementation Manager

💰 £45,000 - £50,000 + Share Options
🏠 Remote | UK-Based
💼 Permanent | High-Growth Tech Environment

Build the future of payroll for frontline workforces.
Join one of the fastest-growing WFM & Payroll tech businesses in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll implementations from kick-off to go-live and BAU.
• Configure, test and validate payroll systems for SaaS and outsourced payroll clients.
• Partner with Project Managers & Solution Architects on solution design documents.
• Act as payroll SME in sales conversations, supporting late-stage deals.
• Identify, own and deliver process improvements across payroll implementation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Customer Success & Payroll Bureau teams.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Proven experience delivering UK payroll system implementations (bureau / outsourced / SaaS).
• Strong end-to-end UK payroll knowledge & legislation expertise.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scale-up environment.
• Confident stakeholder manager with excellent client-facing communication.
• Advanced Excel / Sheets skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivots, formulas).
• CIPP (or equivalent) desirable but not essential.

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