At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead payroll transformation across Europe, bridging teams and driving implementation.
- Company: Dynamic company focused on innovative payroll solutions.
- Benefits: Remote work, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
- Why this job: Be a key player in a major payroll project that impacts multiple countries.
- Qualifications: Experience in payroll analysis and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
We are seeking an experienced Payroll SME / Payroll Business Analyst to support a large-scale European payroll transformation programme. The successful candidate will play a key role in the implementation of Deel across multiple European countries, acting as the bridge between the implementation partner, internal HR teams, payroll stakeholders and local country representatives. This is a hands-on business-facing role requiring extensive European payroll implementation experience, strong business analysis skills and the ability to drive workshops, process mapping, testing and deployment activities across a complex multinational environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the Payroll SME and Business Analyst across the European payroll transformation programme.
- Work closely with Deel and internal stakeholders to support successful payroll implementation activities.
- Facilitate workshops with HR, Payroll and local country teams to capture business requirements and validate solutions.
- Complete and manage vendor implementation templates and documentation.
- Analyse and document current and future state payroll processes.
- Produce detailed process maps and gap analysis documentation.
- Identify country-specific payroll requirements and ensure alignment with the global payroll model.
- Support testing activities including UAT planning, execution and defect management.
- Coordinate stakeholder meetings and produce clear meeting outcomes, actions and recommendations.
- Work with HR and Payroll teams to ensure readiness for deployment and adoption.
- Manage risks, issues and dependencies throughout the implementation lifecycle.
- Support change management, communication and training activities where required.
Essential Experience
- Proven experience as a Payroll Business Analyst, Payroll Consultant or Payroll SME.
- Extensive experience implementing payroll solutions across Europe.
- Strong understanding of multi-country payroll processes and statutory requirements.
- Experience engaging with in-country payroll and HR teams across multiple European jurisdictions.
- Demonstrable experience facilitating workshops and gathering business requirements.
- Strong process mapping and business process improvement experience.
- Experience supporting testing, validation and payroll parallel run activities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to operate independently within a fast-paced transformation programme.
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