Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment
Payroll Process Analyst
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The Role
You will provide analytical, process improvement, and project delivery support across the Payroll workstream, helping to identify opportunities for standardisation, enhance operational efficiency, and support the successful implementation of future-state payroll processes.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Supporting the delivery of the Payroll workstream and coordinating inputs from key stakeholders.
- Documenting payroll process maps, operating principles, and service expectations.
- Identifying opportunities for process improvement and standardisation across the end-to-end payroll cycle.
- Applying LEAN and continuous improvement methodologies to reduce inefficiencies and strengthen controls.
- Conducting root cause analysis to improve payroll accuracy, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
- Supporting the design and documentation of payroll processes, including payroll inputs, calculations, reconciliations, approvals, and statutory reporting.
- Developing process requirements, KPI frameworks, reporting requirements, and governance materials.
- Tracking risks, issues, and dependencies across the workstream.
- Supporting payroll system, workflow, and readiness activities as part of the wider transformation programme.
- Assisting with implementation, go-live activities, and business-as-usual handover.
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About You
We're keen to speak with candidates who can demonstrate:
- Experience within business process analysis, continuous improvement, payroll operations, or transformation environments.
- A strong understanding of payroll processes, controls, and compliance requirements.
- Experience applying LEAN, process optimisation, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
- Exposure to finance change, project delivery, or transformation programmes.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to translate complex information into practical and actionable recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Experience working across Finance and HR functions would be highly advantageous.
Why Apply?
- Play a key role in a high-profile finance transformation programme.
- Influence the design and improvement of future-state payroll processes.
- Work closely with senior stakeholders across Finance, HR, and the wider business.
- Join a collaborative and improvement-focused environment.
- Excellent opportunities for personal development and long-term career progression.
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Flexibility and Benefits
- Bonus scheme
- Individual Private Medical cover
- Access to Aviva Digital GP
- 24 days holiday, plus 10 public holidays, with the option to buy and sell annual leave
- 8%/10% Employer Pension contribution based on 4%/5% Employee contribution
- 8x Life Assurance
- Employee perks programme
- Subsidised on-site canteen
- Early finish on Fridays
Next Steps
If you're an experienced Business Analyst, Payroll Analyst, Process Improvement Analyst, or Transformation professional looking to play a key role in a large-scale change programme, we'd love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion or to learn more about the opportunity, please get in touch with Leah McCrea at Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment.
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