Freelance Dayforce UK Payroll Consultant

Freelance Dayforce UK Payroll Consultant | Remote | Contract

Trova is looking for an experienced Dayforce UK Payroll Consultant to join a live implementation on a freelance basis.

About the role:

You'll own the configuration and delivery of UK payroll within Dayforce - ensuring pay calculations, statutory deductions, and compliance requirements are correctly built, tested, and ready for go-live.

What you'll be doing:

• Configuring gross-to-net payroll calculation logic specific to UK requirements
• Setting up UK tax rules, National Insurance, pension auto-enrolment, and statutory payments (SSP, SMP, SPP, etc.)
• Building and maintaining pay elements/earning codes across different pay types (regular hours, overtime, bonuses, benefits-in-kind)
• Running parallel testing and UAT to validate payroll accuracy before go-live
• Supporting statutory reporting (RTI, P60s, P11Ds) and year-end processing
• Troubleshooting payroll discrepancies and resolving configuration issues
• Collaborating with HR, Finance, and Dayforce technical teams throughout implementation

What we're looking for:

• Proven hands-on experience configuring UK payroll within Dayforce, ideally across at least one full-cycle implementation
• Strong understanding of UK statutory payroll requirements and HMRC compliance
• Experience with parallel run/UAT testing on payroll system implementations
• CIPP qualification desirable, not essential
• Comfortable working independently on a freelance basis, managing your own workload against project milestones
• Strong attention to detail - payroll errors have direct, immediate impact on employees

Contract details:

• Duration: 6 months
• Location: Remote, UK-based candidates
• Engagement type: Freelance/Independent contractor