Payroll Project Manager
Location: London
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Duration: Initial 6 months with a view to extending
IR35: Outside IR35
Start: Immediate
Altum Consulting are recruiting for an experienced Payroll Project Manager to join a fast-growing global Technology business based in London.
The organisation is going through a significant period of growth and transformation and is looking for an experienced Project Manager to take ownership of multiple payroll projects through to delivery.
This is a project delivery role rather than a BAU payroll position or purely technical implementation role. You will work alongside established teams and external partners, providing the structure, ownership and momentum required to keep multiple payroll workstreams on track through to go-live.
Role:
Lead and coordinate multiple payroll projects from planning through to delivery
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones and dependencies
Drive actions and ensure key deliverables remain on track against agreed deadlines
Coordinate stakeholders across Payroll, Finance, Technology and external partners
Own project governance and maintain clear oversight of risks, issues, actions and dependencies
Support payroll data validation, testing, reconciliation and readiness ahead of go-live
Manage key data flows and dependencies across payroll and finance systems
Work closely with Finance around payroll outputs, journals and downstream processes
Proactively identify and resolve risks, issues, blockers and delivery challenges
Provide clear project updates and reporting to senior stakeholders
Maintain a strong focus on delivery, accountability and execution across multiple concurrent workstreams
You'll be/have:
Strong project management experience with proven delivery across payroll-related projects
Experience delivering payroll implementations across multiple countries or jurisdictions
Proven experience taking payroll projects through testing, reconciliation, parallel runs and go-live
Good understanding of payroll processes, syst...
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