Systems Payroll Consultant

Harvey Nash Group; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash Group is seeking an experienced Systems Payroll Consultant for a 6-month contract in Ashby. The role requires 1-2 days per week on-site, with a focus on reviewing payroll processes, system integrations, and opportunities to streamline efficiency.

The candidate should have strong capabilities in variable pay, overtime, and related payroll processes. The successful consultant will audit current integrations, evaluate payroll landscape, and provide practical recommendations to improve

Qualifications

• Experience improving payroll processes and systems.
• Strong understanding of payroll integrations and data flows.
• Ability to troubleshoot and perform root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Audit current system integrations and data sharing.
• Review payroll landscape, systems and processes.
• Identify issues and opportunities to streamline processes.
• Troubleshoot system issues and identify root causes where possible.
• Review responsibilities between HRSS and Payroll.
• Assess new starter processes and speed up processing; ~80 new starters/month.
• Investigate Worklinq functionality issues and root cause.
• Review employee lifecycle including starters, leavers, job changes and pay increases.
• Review variable pay, shift allowances, overtime and other payments.

Skills

Payroll systems

System integrations

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Variable pay

Overtime payments

HRSS and Payroll

Data flows

Job description

Systems Payroll Consultant

6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | 1-2 Days per Week in Ashby

We are looking for an experienced Systems Payroll Consultant to join us on a 6-month contract. The role will be based in Ashby, with 1-2 days per week on site.

The successful consultant will review our current payroll processes and systems, identify opportunities to streamline and improve efficiency, and provide practical recommendations.

The initial focus will be on variable pay, shift allowances, overtime and related payroll processes. The exact number of colleagues and sites impacted is still being established.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit current system integrations and understand how our systems interact and share data.
• Review our current payroll landscape, systems and processes.
• Identify integration issues, system limitations and opportunities to streamline processes.
• Troubleshoot existing system issues and identify root causes where possible.
• Review the split of responsibilities and processes between HRSS and Payroll.
• Review the new starter process, identifying opportunities to speed up processing and reduce manual intervention. We currently process approximately 80 new starters per month, although this varies.
• Investigate a current issue within Worklinq where functionality is not working as expected and the root cause is currently unknown.
• Review the full employee lifecycle, including starters, leavers, job changes and pay increases.
• Review processes around variable pay, shift allowances, overtime and other payments.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Systems Consultant with a strong understanding of payroll processes, systems and integrations.

You should have experience in:

• Payroll process and systems improvement
• System integrations and data flows
• Troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Variable pay, overtime and shift allowances
• Employee lifecycle processes
• Working across HRSS and Payroll

The ability to work independently, analyse complex processes and provide clear, practical recommendations is essential.

• Contract: 6 months
• IR35: Outside IR35
• Location: Ashby
• On-site: 1-2 days per week