Payroll Sales Director (Consulting)

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Payroll Sales Director to join their dynamic team in Birmingham. This high-profile role involves leading payroll deployment projects and driving business development initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in payroll implementations and sales, coupled with excellent communication and analytical skills. You will be part of a collaborative team that values innovation and flexibility, contributing significantly to the growth of the Powered HR practice. If you're a motivated professional looking to make an impact in a supportive environment, this opportunity is tailored for you.

Benefits

Hybrid working options

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering payroll programs and solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality payroll deployment projects and provide specialist advice.
• Drive business development and sales initiatives.

Skills

Payroll Implementation

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Tools

Oracle

Workday

SuccessFactors

Microsoft Office

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Client:

KPMG

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

07.05.2025

Expiry Date:

21.06.2025

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Job Description:

We are seeking a talented payroll director to join our growing Powered HR practice. This is a high-profile role within the team and will consist of a combination of business development/sales origination and client delivery responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in payroll implementations. They will be a highly motivated and results-oriented individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. They will also be able to work independently and as part of a team.

The Team

Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions that uses pre-designed back-office leading practices and KPMG’s six-layer Target Operating Model. It enables clients to make better, faster decisions, resulting in a quicker implementation and a faster path to Return on Investment. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities and insight into a complete solution for an effective service management back-office solution.
The Powered Apps teams are communities of technology focussed professionals who work together to deliver KPMG Powered Enterprise though a standardised delivery model, which drives professional delivery to clients. The teams use their functional knowledge and experience (e.g. Finance, HR, Procurement), coupled with their expertise in the cloud applications (e.g. Oracle, Workday, SuccessFactors , Microsoft) to lead and deliver client programmes, support pre-sales activities and develop improvement and extensions to Powered Enterprise.

The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Lead the delivery of high-quality payroll deployment projects.
• Provide specialist payroll advice and work closely with client leads to optimize processes and maximize the benefits of a new payroll solution.
• Advise clients on the transformational aspects of payroll in relation to operating model, and relevant process execution.
• Lead business development and sales initiatives, including bid, proposal, and contract/commercial negotiations with our payroll clients.
• Lead the growth of the Powered HR practice through sharing knowledge, developing thought leadership, and supporting the career aspirations of team members.

This is a challenging and rewarding role for a talented payroll professional.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the growth of our Powered HR practice.

The Person

Essential experience
• Proven experience successfully delivering payroll programs.
• A track record of selling payroll solutions
• Advanced functional understanding of payroll products.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues and synthesize large amounts of information.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in HR leading transformation projects, leading workstreams, and managing teams
• Experience producing project deliverables (business requirements, functional specs, configuration documents, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrices, etc.).
• Strong documentation, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with varying team members.

KPMG in the UK is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues we bring our creativity, insight and experience to solve our clients’ and communities’ biggest problems. We’ve been doing this for more than 150 years.
We aim to be universally recognised as a place for great people to do their best work. A firm known for our collaborative and inclusive culture, using technology to empower and equip our people to deliver outstanding work with real flexibility – through inspiring workspaces, innovative ways to collaborate and hybrid ways of working.
With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our mission is simple: To support the UK in a connected world. It guides everything we do, underpinned by our values: Courage, Integrity, Excellence, Together and For Better.
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