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Payroll Consulting Lead
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Payroll Consulting Lead – Global Payroll Transformation
Salary: £90,000 to £120,000 + bonus
Location: UK | Flexible working
Contract: Permanent
Middlemore has been retained on a confidential search for an established consulting firm looking to appoint a Payroll Consulting Lead specialising in Global Payroll Transformation.
This is a senior client facing position for someone who understands payroll in depth but has moved beyond purely operational delivery.
You will work with large and complex organisations undergoing significant change, helping them understand what needs to improve within their payroll environment and then leading the delivery of that change.
Previous external payroll consulting experience is essential for this position.
The Role
You will lead client assignments across a broad range of payroll change and transformation activity. Depending on the engagement, this could involve assessing an existing payroll environment, defining future requirements, supporting technology or provider change, leading implementation activity or helping an organisation improve the effectiveness of an existing payroll model.
Typical responsibilities will include:
- Leading complex UK and international payroll transformation assignments
- Managing client projects from initial discovery through to delivery
- Assessing payroll processes and identifying opportunities for improvement
- Supporting organisations through significant technology and service change
- Leading multi country implementation and transition activity
- Managing programme plans, risks, dependencies and senior stakeholders
- Working across Payroll, HR, Finance and Technology functions
- Providing practical advice to senior client stakeholders
- Leading and developing project teams
- Supporting proposals and the development of new client opportunities
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This is not a BAU payroll management position. It is a consulting role requiring someone who can understand a client's problem, challenge their thinking, recommend an appropriate approach and then help deliver the solution.
What We Are Looking For
You will already be operating within payroll consulting or have significant previous experience delivering payroll advisory and transformation services to external clients.
We are looking for someone with:
- Previous payroll consulting experience, which is essential
- Strong international and multi country payroll knowledge
- Experience leading complex payroll change programmes
- A strong understanding of payroll processes, technology and service delivery
- Experience working with different payroll providers and platforms
- Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Strong programme and project delivery capability
- Experience managing and developing teams
- Confidence presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Commercial awareness and experience operating within a consulting environment
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You do not need to specialise in one particular payroll platform. Broader experience across different technologies, providers and international payroll environments would be beneficial.
The Opportunity
What makes this particularly interesting is the opportunity to join an organisation that is investing significantly in its payroll transformation capability.
There is already client demand and a strong pipeline of work, but there is also considerable scope for the successful individual to influence how the offering develops.
You will be given the autonomy to lead client relationships and complex assignments while working alongside experienced transformation professionals.
There is also a clear opportunity to become involved in broader activities including developing client solutions, supporting new opportunities, mentoring colleagues and helping grow the payroll capability over time.
For someone currently working within a large consultancy or specialist payroll advisory environment who wants greater ownership, broader exposure and the opportunity to make a visible impact, this could be a very compelling next move.
Middlemore is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
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