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Payroll Consultant - Outside IR35

Job Description

Payroll Consultant - Outside IR35
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (6-months initial)
Rate: £432 per day - Outside IR35
Start Date: ASAP
Sector: Local Government
Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a HR Payroll Consultant on a temporary basis in order to implement the new Zellis Payroll system by November 2024. The postholder will work closely with the HR & Payroll project lead and Pensions Payroll team to secure the successful implementation.
Main Responsibilities

  • Capture "as-is" and define/agree future "to-be" processes which reflect best practise and the vanilla functionality of the new payroll system (eg JML)
  • Work with IT partners to define and implement the HR and Payroll interface, to optimise productivity of the payroll team.
  • Define and implement a business change plan for the project which fosters positive engagement and meets our specific requirements.
  • Provide ad-hoc support to the HR/Payroll/Pensions team in other aspects of the payroll implementation project as required:
    • Acceptance testing
    • Data migration testing and signoff
    • Support for parallel payroll runs
  • Advise the project on all HR / Payroll design considerations, ensuring industry best practise is adopted.

Candidate Criteria

  • Experience of implementing a new HR/Payroll ERP within a Local Authority
  • Proven record in defining optimum HR/Payroll/Pension processes
  • Experience in delivering and managing successful change projects in HR
  • Knowledge and experience of Zellis Cloud Payroll and Microsoft Dynamics HR is highly preferred
  • Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team


If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.