Payroll Transformation Project Manager/ Business Analyst

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD; Noordwes; Hybrid; ZAR 707,000 - 927,000; Part time

Job summary

ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD seeks a Payroll Transformation Project Manager/Business Analyst for a remote, temporary role. The role commands £200.00 per day PAYE and focuses on leading a fast-paced payroll transformation programme with cross-functional teams, active planning, and proactive risk management.

Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, maintaining momentum, and applying strong business analysis to elicit and validate requirements, map processes, and translate needs into

Qualifications

• Experience leading payroll transformation or similar programmes.
• Strong business analysis and requirements elicitation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own active project plans and drive progress across workstreams.
• Manage risks, issues and dependencies; implement recovery plans as needed.
• Facilitate workshops and map end-to-end processes; translate requirements into deliverables.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Risk management

Workshop facilitation

Job description

Payroll Transformation Project Manager/ Business Analyst

Payroll Transformation Project Manager/ Business Analyst needed in Remote

This is a temporary role and the rate is £200.00 per day PAYE

The reference number is: 5305430

The successful candidate will lead delivery within a fast‑paced payroll transformation programme, taking ownership of active project plans, driving progress across multiple workstreams, and maintaining momentum against challenging timelines.

They will assess project health quickly, manage risks, issues and dependencies, and implement recovery plans where required. They will build strong stakeholder relationships, create effective communication and engagement plans, and operate confidently within high‑profile transformation environments.

In addition, the successful candidate will apply strong business analysis capability, facilitating workshops, mapping and analysing end‑to‑end processes, eliciting and validating requirements, and working collaboratively with operational teams and suppliers to translate business needs into practical, deliverable solutions.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.