Payroll Consultant - Outside IR35

Payroll Consultant – Outside IR35 Location: London Contract: Temporary (6-months initial) Rate: £432 per day – Outside IR35 Start Date: ASAP Sector: Local Government Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.ukJob Description Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a HR Payroll Consultant on a temporary basis in order to implement the new Zellis Payroll system by November 2024.

The postholder will work closely with the HR & Payroll project lead and Pensions Payroll team to secure the successful implementation.

Main Responsibilities

Capture “as-is” and define/agree future “to-be” processes which reflect best practise and the vanilla functionality of the new payroll system (eg JML)
Work with IT partners to define and implement the HR and Payroll interface, to optimise productivity of the payroll team.
Define and implement a business change plan for the project which fosters positive engagement and meets our specific requirements.
Provide ad-hoc support to the HR/Payroll/Pensions team in other aspects of the payroll implementation project as required:

Acceptance testing
Data migration testing and signoff
Support for parallel payroll runs


Advise the project on all HR / Payroll design considerations, ensuring industry best practise is adopted.

Candidate Criteria

Experience of implementing a new HR/Payroll ERP within a Local Authority
Proven record in defining optimum HR/Payroll/Pension processes
Experience in delivering and managing successful change projects in HR
Knowledge and experience of Zellis Cloud Payroll and Microsoft Dynamics HR is highly preferred
Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.