Implementation Consultant (Internal Project)

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Cheltenham
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Consulting
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SKILLS

Project Management Payroll Processes Communication Skills Data Coordination Problem-solving Client Management System Configuration

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] has a unique opportunity for a highly experienced and motivated Implementation Consultant to assist with an internal implementation project as part of this rapidly expanding business, understanding the requirements to develop their international payrolls and achieve our goal of ‘Paying the Planet’. This is a 12 month fixed term contract and can be based in the UK, Poland, Hungary or Romania.

Role Overview

Our highly motivated and engaged team members are at the heart of our success! The implementation team works alongside the project management team to configure and deliver international payroll implementations. The role also involves working closely with every department within [Employer hidden] to ensure the technical requirements are understood and everyone is aligned for an accurate and timely delivery. The Implementation Consultant may also be required to liaise with our third-party local payroll partners to ensure they are equipped to support us once the implementation passes to live payroll processing.

Key Objectives and Responsibilities

  • Project Set-up – working with the internal project team, clients and our local country payroll partners, to organise and run kick off meetings, create project plans and deliver implementation packs.
  • Project Management – Support project review calls (internal and external), co-ordinating and delivering on the project streams. Manage any changes to the scope of work and delivery schedule
  • Payroll Process – Define and set-up the agreed client payroll processes, establishing all of the payroll and data needs.
  • Local Registration Management – Work with the local country payroll partners to conclude all local registration processes for the client.
  • Payment and Banking Process Definition – Work with the [Employer hidden] treasury team, the payroll partner and client to agree and set-up all payment and banking processes
  • System set-up and parallel payroll process – define, agree and configure all interfaces, reports and systems configurations to successfully deliver the parallel payroll processes
  • Go-live transition – work with the [Employer hidden] operations team and client account manager to transition the payroll at go live to the operations team.
  • Sign-off and documentation – Work with the client to sign-off the project and document all of the client specific needs and processes.

What we are looking for in you

- Ability to demonstrable data coordination skills- Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage time critical tasks and to assign responsibilities to third party organisations- Experience of using or managing payroll processes and their associated systems,- Experience of working with international clients both small and large (FTSE & Fortune 500), demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly and gain trust with your client contacts.- Highly motivated and driven professional individual with proven track record of delivering projects on time with high levels of customer satisfaction.- Experience of working within a regulated (ISAE 3402 / SSAE 16) service delivery environment

The successful applicant will ideally have experience in payroll or human capital management implementation. They should have the ability to become a systems expert and have experience of managing and prioritising workloads. They should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, both verbal and written, and possess a keen attention to detail. They will be required to work in a global environment, with clients that have an expectation of service excellence.

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