Interim Payroll Manager
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What you'll do
- Lead the delivery of payroll services, ensuring accuracy and compliance for over 25,000 employees
- Manage and support payroll system configuration, testing, and implementation activities
- Oversee payroll process improvements, automation, and system enhancements to increase efficiency
- Coordinate with IT, HR, and finance teams on system upgrades, data migrations, and testing phases
- Develop and embed controls for payroll system integrity, data quality, and audit readiness
- Support transformation projects, including system rollouts, post-implementation support, and continuous improvement initiatives
What they're looking for
- Proven experience managing high-volume payroll operations in complex environments
- Strong background in system implementation, configuration, or upgrade projects within payroll systems
- Excellent knowledge of payroll processing, controls, compliance, and audit standards
- Ability to lead and develop payroll teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
- Confident in managing complex payroll issues, system testing, and troubleshooting
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
If you're an experienced Payroll Manager with a track record of implementing systems and streamlining processes, this organisation offers a fantastic opportunity to lead high-volume payroll operations in a dynamic, client-focused environment. This role allows you to utilise your system implementation expertise to make a lasting impact within a trusted organisation committed to innovation and excellence in payroll solutions.
Salary/Benefits:
£50,000 - £60,000
12 to 18-month contract
Hybrid working model with a base in central Belfast
Opportunities for professional development and training
Supportive team environment
About your next employer:
This organisation is one of the most trusted providers of payroll and HR services in the UK and Ireland. With decades of experience delivering seamless workforce solutions, they are known for their commitment to trust, reliability, and industry innovation. Supporting major public sector clients, they operate complex, high-volume payrolls and lead transformative system projects, including system implementations and upgrades. As a forward-thinking company, they invest heavily in their people and aim to shape the future of HR and payroll services.
About you:
Proven experience managing high-volume payroll operations in complex environments
Strong background in system implementation, configuration, or upgrade projects within payroll systems
Excellent knowledge of payroll processing, controls, compliance, and audit standards
Ability to lead and develop payroll teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
Confident in managing complex payroll issues, system testing, and troubleshooting
What you'll do:
Lead the delivery of payroll services, ensuring accuracy and compliance for over 25,000 employees
Manage and support payroll system configuration, testing, and implementation activities
Oversee payroll process improvements, automation, and system enhancements to increase efficiency
Coordinate with IT, HR, and finance teams on system upgrades, data migrations, and testing phases
Develop and embed controls for payroll system integrity, data quality, and audit readiness
Support transformation projects, including system rollouts, post-implementation support, and continuous improvement initiatives
For further information on this job, apply via the link or contact Dan Morgan for a confidential chat today.
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