Payroll Implementation Consultant

Company: James Gray Associates
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Location: Reading
Job Description:

Payroll Implementation Consultant

Salary: £40,000 – £55,000

Location: Reading

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of client-facing payroll projects, helping organisations improve the way their payroll functions operate
  • Review payroll processes, systems and controls to highlight areas for improvement and potential risk
  • Support the delivery of new payroll systems and technology-led change
  • Use your payroll expertise to provide guidance on compliance, processes and operational best practice
  • Work with project teams and stakeholders to ensure payroll initiatives are delivered effectively
  • Help prepare client proposals, tender responses and presentations as part of wider business development activity
  • Build lasting relationships with clients and become a key point of contact for payroll-related advice
  • Stay up to date with developments across payroll, workforce management and HR technology

Ideal Candidate

  • Experienced UK payroll professional with a strong grasp of end-to-end payroll delivery
  • Technically confident when it comes to legislation, compliance, controls and payroll processes
  • Comfortable working with data and Excel, using it to investigate issues and support recommendations
  • Familiar with modern payroll and HR systems, ideally having worked with platforms such as Workday, Oracle, SAP or Dayforce
  • Able to communicate complex payroll information clearly to clients, colleagues and senior stakeholders
  • Enjoys working on different projects and tackling new payroll challenges
  • Ideally has some experience outside of standard payroll processing, such as implementation, systems, projects, transformation or consultancy
  • International payroll knowledge would be useful but isn’t essential

A strong fit for a payroll specialist who wants greater variety, client exposure and the opportunity to work across payroll technology and transformation projects.

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Posted: September 12th, 2026