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Systems Payroll Consultant

Harvey Nash IT Recruitment UKAshby-de-la-zouch, Leicestershire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 24 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This contract role offers a fantastic opportunity to deeply analyze and optimize payroll systems, making a tangible impact on efficiency and process improvement. You'll thrive if you have extensive payroll systems experience and enjoy problem-solving complex integration and process challenges. Apply now to leverage your expertise in this impactful, on-site role with significant flexibility.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Temporary/Casual
Work mode
On Site
Location
Ashby-de-la-zouch, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Payroll

Job Description

Systems Payroll Consultant

6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | 1-2 Days per Week in Ashby

We are looking for an experienced Systems Payroll Consultant to join us on a 6-month contract. The role will be based in Ashby, with 1-2 days per week on site.

The successful consultant will review our current payroll processes and systems, identify opportunities to streamline and improve efficiency, and provide practical recommendations.

The initial focus will be on variable pay, shift allowances, overtime and related payroll processes. The exact number of colleagues and sites impacted is still being established.

Key Responsibilities
  • Audit current system integrations and understand how our systems interact and share data.
  • Review our current payroll landscape, systems and processes.
  • Identify integration issues, system limitations and opportunities to streamline processes.
  • Troubleshoot existing system issues and identify root causes where possible.
  • Review the split of responsibilities and processes between HRSS and Payroll.
  • Review the new starter process, identifying opportunities to speed up processing and reduce manual intervention. We currently process approximately 80 new starters per month, although this varies.
  • Investigate a current issue within Worklinq where functionality is not working as expected and the root cause is currently unknown.
  • Review the full employee life cycle, including starters, leavers, job changes and pay increases.
  • Review processes around variable pay, shift allowances, overtime and other payments.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Payroll Systems Consultant with a strong understanding of payroll processes, systems and integrations.

You should have experience in:

  • Payroll process and systems improvement
  • System integrations and data flows
  • Troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
  • Variable pay, overtime and shift allowances
  • Employee life cycle processes
  • Working across HRSS and Payroll

The ability to work independently, analyse complex processes and provide clear, practical recommendations is essential.

Contract: 6 months
IR35: Outside IR35
Location: Ashby
On-site: 1-2 days per week

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