Payroll Manager

We are currently recruiting for a UK-based Payroll Manager with experience in North America to join a major Global Payroll Transformation Programme, supporting the move to a single global payroll managed service provider.

Location: UK-Based, mostly remote
Duration: 1 Year Fixed-Term Contract
Salary: £60,000 – £90,000
Working Pattern: Regular collaboration during Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) hours
Travel: Occasional international travel may be required

The Role:

This role combines leadership of the Americas payroll operation with a key role in delivering a global payroll transformation programme.
You will oversee payroll delivery across the US and Canada while leading the standardisation, redesign and migration of payroll processes into the future operating model.
Working closely with payroll teams, business analysts, technical specialists, senior stakeholders and the managed service provider, you will help define future-state processes, gather and document requirements, facilitate workshops and ensure successful delivery of project milestones across the Americas region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead payroll transformation activities across the Americas, supporting the migration to a global managed payroll service.
• Partner with stakeholders to define future processes, operating models and business requirements.
• Facilitate workshops, manage risks and dependencies, and drive project delivery against agreed timelines.
• Act as the primary liaison between regional payroll teams, the managed service provider and the global project team.
• Support payroll integration activities with the client’s global Cloud HCM implementation.
• Provide leadership and coaching to the Americas payroll team.
• Oversee the accurate delivery of US and Canadian payrolls, ensuring compliance with payroll, tax and statutory requirements.
• Produce management reporting, support audits and drive continuous process improvement.

Key Skills Required:

• Extensive experience managing complex US and Canadian payroll operations.
• Proven payroll transformation experience, including:
  • Process standardisation.
  • Outsourcing.
  • Managed service implementation.
  • Vendor consolidation.
  • Strong knowledge of payroll systems.
  • Strong knowledge of payroll tax regulations.
  • Experience with HR and payroll integrations.
  • Experience working with global stakeholders.
  • Experience leading cross-functional workshops.
• Demonstrated project delivery skills, including:
  • Risk management.
  • Issue management.
  • Dependency management.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience leading and developing payroll teams.
  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Data-driven approach to problem solving.
• Dayforce.
• Oracle EBS.
• Oracle Fusion.

Soft Skills:

• Strong leadership capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and dependencies.
• Collaborative approach to delivery.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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