Job Description
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W&A is supporting a Payroll Analyst opportunity within an established business environment, working as part of a wider payroll and finance function within a large, complex organisation.
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Based just outside Glasgow (hybrid), the role offers the opportunity to support a broad range of payroll activity, helping to improve processes, controls and ways of working while contributing to wider business initiatives.
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The Opportunity
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Working within an established payroll environment, you will provide analytical and operational support across a range of payroll activity, helping to review processes, support improvements and contribute to effective delivery.
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This opportunity would suit a payroll professional who is comfortable working in a complex environment and enjoys combining payroll knowledge with analysis, stakeholder engagement and broader business activity.
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Key Responsibilities
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• Support delivery of the Payroll workstream, coordinating inputs, maintaining tracking and enabling effective stakeholder engagement.
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• Support documentation of the payroll process taxonomy, operating principles and service expectations, ensuring process scope, responsibilities and hand-offs are clearly articulated.
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• Review end-to-end payroll processes to identify improvement and standardisation opportunities, applying LEAN or similar techniques to reduce non-value-added activity and improve efficiency.
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• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement activity to improve payroll accuracy, compliance, cycle time and control effectiveness.
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• Support documentation and design activity across key payroll processes, including payroll inputs, calculations, approvals, processing, reconciliations, statutory reporting and related controls.
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• Support the development of payroll workstream outputs, including process requirements, KPI definitions, reporting requirements and governance materials.
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• Track agreed actions and support delivery through detailed design, execution, go-live and business-as-usual handover.
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• Identify and track workstream risks, issues and dependencies, including alignment with related systems, Finance and People activity.
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• Support requirements and readiness activity for payroll tools, workflows and controls needed to support the future payroll operating model.
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• Prepare materials and updates to support governance discussions, stakeholder communication and change activity.
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About You
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• Experience in business process analysis, process improvement or delivery support within a Finance, Payroll or transformation environment.
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• Good process improvement capability, including experience applying LEAN or similar methodologies to standardisation, root cause analysis, waste elimination and cycle time improvement.
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• Experience supporting finance change, project or programme activity, ideally within a structured delivery environment.
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• Good understanding of core payroll processes, controls and compliance requirements, including payroll inputs, calculations, reconciliations, statutory reporting and associated governance.
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• Strong analytical, documentation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate insight into clear, practical outputs.
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• An organised and structured approach, with strong planning skills and attention to detail.
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• Confidence working with stakeholders across Finance, HR and other cross-functional teams.
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• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
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• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word, and comfortable operating in a change environment.
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Why Apply?
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• Opportunity to support a key payroll workstream within a wider Finance Transformation programme.
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• Broad exposure to end-to-end payroll process improvement, standardisation, controls and governance.
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• Scope to apply LEAN and continuous improvement techniques to practical business challenges.
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• Work closely with stakeholders across Finance, HR and wider transformation activity.
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To learn more or apply, please contact Laura Buchanan for a private and confidential discussion. Alternatively, submit your CV and we’ll be in touch.
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Please note that, due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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