Payroll Transformation Specialist

Network Plus; Bolton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Equal Opportunity Employer

Armed Forces-friendly

Job summary

Network Plus is seeking an experienced Payroll project Specialist to support the delivery of payroll transformation initiatives across the organisation in the UK. You will work with ADP, Civica, and Sage, handling data migration, cleansing, mapping, validation, and reconciliation to modernise payroll operations.

You will lead end-to-end migration activities, perform data preparation, and ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of UK payroll legislation and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with ADP, Civica & Sage payroll systems.
• Proven experience in data migration, including cleansing, mapping and validation.
• Confident working with large datasets and Excel.
• Excellent communication skills translating technical details for non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting system implementations or payroll transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Payroll system migration, lead and support end to end migration activities across ADP, Civica, sage including data extraction cleansing mapping validation and reconciliation.
• Data analysis & preparation – review, audit, and prepare payroll datasets for migration ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Process documentation, create clear “as-is” and “to-be” process maps, workflows, and procedural documentation.
• Testing & UAT, coordinate and execute payroll testing, cycles, parallel runs, defect resolution, and statutory calculation checks.
• Stakeholder engagement, working closely with HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors to ensure project alignment and smooth delivery.
• System configuration, support payroll rules, pay elements, GL mapping, and integrations with HRIS/ERP systems.
• Compliance & Controls, ensure payroll processes meet HMRC legislation, RTI requirements, pensions regulations, governance standards.
• Change management, assist with training, communication, and handover to BAU payroll teams.

Skills

UK payroll

ADP

Civica

Sage

Data migration

Process improvement

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Job description

Network Plus is seeking an experienced Payroll project Specialist to support the delivery of payroll transformation initiatives across the organisation in the UK. You will work with ADP, Civica, and Sage, handling data migration, cleansing, mapping, validation, and reconciliation to modernise payroll operations.

You will lead end-to-end migration activities, perform data preparation, and ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.