Payroll Project Implementation - Senior Analyst

Payroll Project Implementation - Senior Analyst in Belfast

Belfast

Full-Time

36000 - 60000 £ / year (est.)

No home office possible

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At a Glance

• Tasks: Lead global payroll implementation projects and ensure smooth transitions for multinational clients.
• Company: Join a leading provider of global outsourcing and payroll services with a supportive culture.
• Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible work, generous leave, and a contributory pension.
• Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced environment while developing your skills.
• Qualifications: 5+ years of payroll experience and strong project delivery skills required.
• Other info: Collaborative team atmosphere with opportunities for career growth.

The predicted salary is between 36000 - 60000 £ per year.

Your new company is a leading provider of global outsourcing and payroll services, supporting UK and international clients with their accounting, compliance, and payroll obligations. Through a centrally coordinated model and dedicated specialist teams, they help businesses stay compliant while focusing on their core operations, all within a supportive and people-focused culture.

Your new role involves supporting the delivery of global outsourced payroll solutions for multinational clients. This role will lead payroll implementation projects from end to end, working closely with UK teams, in-country payroll providers, and clients to ensure solutions meet business requirements, local legislation, and global payroll standards. Acting as the main point of contact, you will manage timelines, stakeholders, risks, and ensure a smooth handover into operations.

The ideal candidate will have strong payroll knowledge, project delivery experience, and the ability to work proactively in a fast-paced, global environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading global payroll implementation projects
• Acting as a key client contact throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinating UK, shared service, and in-country payroll teams
• Managing project plans, milestones, risks, and issue resolution
• Supporting system configuration, UAT, and training
• Ensuring a smooth transition to BAU payroll teams

Experience of global payroll or international projects is highly desirable.

What you'll need to succeed

Essential Criteria:

• At least 5 years' payroll experience, including implementation of new and complex client payrolls
• Excellent organisation, administration and planning skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in IT applications e.g. Microsoft Office and related platforms
• Attention to detail and numeric skills
• Ability to work well within a multicultural team
• Ability to work independently, prioritise and manage multiple deliverables in addition to day-to-day activities
• Flexibility and a willingness to undertake additional tasks, as required
• Experience of working with project environments, and knowledge of project documentation (RAID, RACI etc)

Desirable Criteria:

• Knowledge of international payroll & compensation, social security and tax issues is preferable
• CIPP or equivalent qualification an advantage
• Languages useful, but not necessary

What you'll get in return

Joining [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] client means taking the first step to a working life filled with interesting and varied projects every day. We will provide you with the right balance of empowerment and support to ensure you are successful in your role. Our welcoming team environment and collaboration with colleagues will mean that you will develop your skills quickly alongside contributing to the success of our clients and [Employer hidden] client. We offer a competitive salary, flexibility in your work, contributory pension, a generous annual leave entitlement, and a range of additional benefits.

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