Job description
Project overview
Payroll Business Analyst | 6-Month Contract | Woking
We're looking for an experienced Payroll Business Analyst to support a major payroll transformation programme within a large, well-known organisation.This is a functional, business-focused BA role, so we're looking for someone who really understands the payroll domain, including payroll processes, compliance and UK regulatory requirements, rather than someone from a technical or development-focused background.The programme involves the transformation and migration of payroll processes onto a new ERP Payroll & HR platform, so previous payroll transformation, implementation or migration experience would be particularly valuable.
What you'll be doing
What we're looking for
Ideally, you'll bring:
- Working closely with payroll, HR and business stakeholders to understand and document requirements
- Gathering and translating business needs into clear functional requirements and process definitions
- Supporting the payroll transformation and migration programme from a functional perspective
- Analysing existing payroll processes and identifying gaps and areas for change
- Ensuring requirements consider UK payroll compliance and regulatory obligations
- Supporting the appropriate handling of sensitive employee and PII data
- Running workshops and discussions with key business stakeholders
- Supporting process mapping, requirements traceability and business acceptance
- Acting as the link between payroll stakeholders and the wider transformation programme
- Strong experience as a Business Analyst within payroll or HR/payroll transformation
- Excellent functional knowledge of payroll processes and operations
- Good understanding of UK payroll compliance and regulatory requirements
- Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills
- Experience with business process analysis and process mapping
- Experience working across payroll, HR and wider business teams
- Good understanding of sensitive employee and PII data
- Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills
- Experience working within large-scale change or transformation programmes
- Around 7-10 years' relevant experience
Nice to have
- Previous payroll platform migration or implementation experience
- Experience with Harris ERP Payroll & HR
- Previous experience working on UK payroll transformation programme
Project details
- Start: 09/11/26
- Duration: 6 Months
- Location: Woking, UK, GB
- Rate: 56-56 EUR/h
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