Payroll Consultant
Posted Today by Oakleaf Partnership
£600 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Payroll Consultant role is a temporary position based in London, requiring expertise in processing end-to-end payroll for the UK and Ireland, along with support for US payroll implementation. The consultant will engage in a global payroll transformation program, ensuring compliance and driving process improvements. This position is hybrid and offers a competitive daily rate of up to £600. The contract duration is 8 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process end-to-end UK & Irish payroll.
- Support the delivery of a global payroll transformation programme across the US and APAC regions.
- Lead payroll process reviews and drive standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and third-party payroll providers to implement new payroll processes.
- Coordinate payroll transition activities, including testing and go-live support.
- Ensure payroll compliance with local legislative requirements across US jurisdictions.
- Develop and maintain payroll controls, process documentation, and standard operating procedures.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with external vendors and key internal stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Minimum of 5 years’ hands-on payroll experience across the UK, Ireland, and the US.
- Global payroll transformation exposure.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Service-driven with high accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to organise and prioritise in a busy environment.
- Experience working within a large collaborative team.
- Analytically driven with innovative solution creation skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: HR
Payroll Consultant – 8 month contract – London – Hybrid – up to £600 per day
Oakleaf Partnership is delighted to be exclusively partnered with a renowned retailer, who are seeking a Payroll Consultant on a 8 month contract basis. You will be processing end to end UK & Irish payroll, while assisting with the implementation of US payroll.
The Payroll Consultant will have the following skills:
- Experience of processing end to end UK & Irish payroll
- Support the delivery of a global payroll transformation programme across the US and APAC regions, ensuring alignment with project timelines and business objectives.
- Lead payroll process reviews, driving standardisation, automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and third party payroll providers to implement new payroll processes and operating models.
- Coordinate payroll transition activities, including testing, parallel runs and go-live support.
- Ensure payroll compliance with local legislative requirements across US jurisdictions.
- Develop and maintain payroll controls, process documentation and standard operating procedures.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with external vendors and key internal stakeholders to support service excellence.
To be considered for this role, the ideal candidate must:
- Minimum of 5 years’ hands on payroll experience across the UK, Ireland, and the US regions.
- Global payroll transformation exposure
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Be service driven, with a high accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to organise and prioritise in a busy environment
- Experience of working within a large collaborative team
- Analytically driven and responsible for creating innovative solutions to support the business
- Excellent communication skills
If you are interested in discussing this position in greater detail, please apply now.
