Payroll Manager - Americas - £60,000 - £90,000 - UK Based - 1 Year FTC

Curo Services; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Curo Services is seeking a Payroll Manager for the Americas to oversee US and Canadian payroll operations and drive a global payroll transformation programme. The role requires leadership across regions, collaboration with stakeholders and a focus on standardising processes within an evolving operating model.

The role involves working with a global MSP, ensuring compliant payroll delivery, and guiding implementation of future-state processes while coordinating with HR and Cloud HCM integrations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing complex US and Canadian payroll operations.
• Proven payroll transformation experience, including:
• Process standardisation
• Outsourcing
• Managed service implementation
• Vendor consolidation
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations
• Experience with HR and payroll integrations
• Experience working with global stakeholders
• Experience leading cross-functional workshops
• Demonstrated project delivery skills, including:
• Risk management
• Issue management
• Dependency management
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading and developing payroll teams
• Advanced Excel skills
• Data-driven approach to problem solving

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll transformation activities across the Americas, supporting the migration to a global managed payroll service.
• Partner with stakeholders to define future processes, operating models and business requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, manage risks and dependencies, and drive project delivery against agreed timelines.
• Act as the primary liaison between regional payroll teams, the managed service provider and the global project team.
• Support payroll integration activities with the client's global Cloud HCM implementation.
• Provide leadership and coaching to the Americas payroll team.
• Oversee the accurate delivery of US and Canadian payrolls, ensuring compliance with payroll, tax and statutory requirements.
• Produce management reporting, support audits and drive continuous process improvement

Skills

US payroll operations

Canadian payroll

Payroll transformation

Process standardisation

Outsourcing

Managed service

Vendor consolidation

Payroll systems

Payroll tax regulations

HR integrations

Global stakeholders

Cross-functional workshops

Project delivery

Risk management

Leadership

Advanced Excel

Data-driven problem solving

Tools

Dayforce

Oracle EBS

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Payroll Manager - Americas - £60,000 - £90,000 - UK Based - 1 Year FTC - (RL8323)

Hello, we hope you are well. We wanted to see if you may be interested in the below.

We are currently recruiting for a UK-based Payroll Manager with experience in North America to join a major Global Payroll Transformation Programme, supporting the move to a single global payroll managed service provider.

Location: UK-Based, mostly remote

Duration: 1 Year Fixed-Term Contract

Salary: £60,000 - £90,000

Working Pattern: Regular collaboration during Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) hours

Travel: Occasional international travel may be required

The Role:

This role combines leadership of the Americas payroll operation with a key role in delivering a global payroll transformation programme.

You will oversee payroll delivery across the US and Canada while leading the standardisation, redesign and migration of payroll processes into the future operating model.
Working closely with payroll teams, business analysts, technical specialists, senior stakeholders and the managed service provider, you will help define future-state processes, gather and document requirements, facilitate workshops and ensure successful delivery of project milestones across the Americas region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead payroll transformation activities across the Americas, supporting the migration to a global managed payroll service
• Partner with stakeholders to define future processes, operating models and business requirements
• Facilitate workshops, manage risks and dependencies, and drive project delivery against agreed timelines
• Act as the primary liaison between regional payroll teams, the managed service provider and the global project team
• Support payroll integration activities with the client's global Cloud HCM implementation
• Provide leadership and coaching to the Americas payroll team
• Oversee the accurate delivery of US and Canadian payrolls, ensuring compliance with payroll, tax and statutory requirements
• Produce management reporting, support audits and drive continuous process improvement

Key Skills Required:

• Extensive experience managing complex US and Canadian payroll operations
• Proven payroll transformation experience, including:

1. Process standardisation
2. Outsourcing
3. Managed service implementation
4. Vendor consolidation

• Strong knowledge of payroll systems
• Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations
• Experience with HR and payroll integrations
• Experience working with global stakeholders
• Experience leading cross-functional workshops
• Demonstrated project delivery skills, including:

1. Risk management
2. Issue management
3. Dependency management

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading and developing payroll teams
• Advanced Excel skills
• Data-driven approach to problem solving

Desirable Experience:

• Dayforce
• Oracle EBS
• Oracle Fusion

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership capabilities
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
• Strong facilitation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies
• Collaborative approach to delivery
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills