Project Manager (HRIS) in London

The candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of change-related projects across Saffery, ensuring projects are planned, managed and delivered in line with the firm’s project management framework and governance standards. The role will require experience of delivering HRIS-related change, including working with HR, Payroll, Finance and IT stakeholders to implement or enhance HR systems, manage data migration and integration activities, and embed new HR processes and ways of working.

Working closely with project sponsors and stakeholders, the role holder will manage projects from initiation and business case through to delivery and transition into business-as-usual (BAU). This includes defining scope, plans, budgets, risks and dependencies, maintaining clear reporting, and ensuring timely escalation where required. The Project Manager will co-ordinate implementation activities throughout the delivery lifecycle, including user acceptance testing and readiness for go-live, and will manage the effective handover to operational teams.

A key element of the role is change management, ensuring that impacted stakeholders are engaged, change impacts are understood, communications and training needs are identified, and new systems or processes are embedded successfully across the firm. The role will also involve the management of third-party and outsourced suppliers, ensuring delivery against agreed scope, timelines and contractual obligations, and that suppliers operate in line with Saffery’s standards and controls.

The role involves:

• Project managing various sized projects simultaneously.
• Managing projects from planning through to post implementation handover e.g. scoping, project objectives, resource planning, resource management and deliverables execution.
• Completing business analysis on large projects.
• Developing change and communication programmes.
• Working with third party vendors to source solutions and implement appropriate support contracts.
• Producing and managing all project documents e.g. project plans, resource requirements, budgets, communications plans, risk registers.
• Effectively managing all key internal and external stakeholders.
• Providing appropriate management reporting.
• Running project meetings with internal and external project teams and suppliers.
• Leading the project team including organisation of the various assigned resources.
• Ensuring project objectives are met and driving deliverables to tight timeframes and budgets.
• Ensuring that at each stage projects are progressing on time, on budget and to the right quality standards.
• Effective change management to ensure that the project is delivered successfully.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A broad experience of managing projects from inception to completion.
• The ability and confidence to take control of any issues arising.
• A strong balance of assertive and negotiation skills, able to resolve conflict and drive outcomes in challenging circumstances.
• The ability to multi-task, prioritise heavy workloads and remain focused on key delivery targets.
• The ability to deliver large scale change management projects and ensure that change is embedded into Saffery and that the project can demonstrate the return on investment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people and team members alike.
• The ability to develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the business.
• Effective decision making aligned to business strategies.
• The ability to analyse and prioritise situations from an operational perspective.
• A commitment to change, implementing and leading change projects within the team.
• Flexibility to appreciate the occasional need for out of hours and weekend work.
• Highly developed organisational skills including the ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks.
• Numeracy skills and a commercial focus.
• Self-motivated and directed.

Reward & Benefits:

• A 35-hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am-4pm.
• Agile working policy giving you the option to work from home for up to 3 days per week.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day after 5 years’ service.
• Contributory pension scheme (The firm will contribute 5% of salary on a matched basis).
• Life assurance cover of 4 x annual salary.
• Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan.
• New client referral scheme.
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme based on performance.
• Private Medical - entitled to join on successful completion of probationary period.
• Access to health assessments, cancer screenings and health cash plans.
• Access to additional benefits under the flexible benefit programme.

About us:

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK’s 15th largest accountancy firm. We’re committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset – our people.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion.