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Payroll Systems Analyst
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Payroll Systems Analyst
3-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Salary: £50,000-£60,000 FTE
Start Date: Immediate/Short Notice
The Opportunity
A growing multi-site business is looking for an experienced Payroll Systems Specialist to support a payroll and systems transformation programme.
This role will combine hands-on payroll processing with supporting the implementation of new payroll processes and systems while ensuring business-as-usual payroll activities continue smoothly.
Initially offered as a three-month fixed-term contract, there is potential for the engagement to be extended.
Responsibilities
- Support a payroll transformation programme alongside Payroll, Finance and People teams.
- Reconcile payroll outputs during system testing and parallel payroll runs.
- Investigate and resolve payroll variances, identifying root causes and recommending solutions.
- Assist with payroll systems implementation activities, testing and process improvements.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), documenting outcomes and tracking issues through to resolution.
- Maintain accurate records, controls and audit documentation throughout the programme.
- Provide hands-on payroll support where required to ensure payroll deadlines are met.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders and external providers to deliver a successful implementation.
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About You
- Proven payroll experience within a complex or high-volume environment.
- Experience supporting payroll transformation, change or implementation projects.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to investigate payroll data and reconcile discrepancies.
- Comfortable balancing project work with operational payroll responsibilities.
- Experience of payroll testing, controls and audit requirements.
- Able to work independently and proactively manage issues through to resolution.
- Confident building relationships across Finance, HR and operational stakeholders.
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Desirable
- Experience supporting payroll system implementations or migrations.
- Exposure to expense management or workforce management systems.
- Background within a multi-site, customer-facing or fast-paced environment.
- Experience validating payroll outputs through parallel testing exercises.
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