UK Payroll Renewal Analyst (part time)

UK Payroll Renewal Analyst - 56574 - £30.18/hr umbrella rate (part time role)

Step into an exciting opportunity with the UK Payroll Renewal Analyst role, where your analytical strength and control mindset will help drive a high-impact UK payroll transformation. This UK Payroll Renewal Analyst position is confirmed inside IR35 and offers a part-time arrangement of at least 3 days per week, supporting change management, payroll testing, and delivery confidence over an 18-month temporary project.

What You Will Do:

• Support delivery across payroll transformation workstreams, taking ownership of assigned activities and timelines.
• Collaborate on implementation of business and legislative change, and support the new payroll system through requirements, design, testing, and deployment.
• Gather requirements with internal stakeholders and third-party system integrators, ensuring payroll impacts are clearly understood.
• Execute strong payroll testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), maintaining evidence, tracking defects, and supporting resolution through to closure.
• Review system designs and requirements to identify potential payroll, control, and end-user impacts, escalating risks where needed.
• Maintain project documentation and provide progress updates, including analysis and evidence to support project decisions and readiness.

What You Will Bring:

• Experience or exposure to payroll, timekeeping, or HR processes, plus confidence working with large data sets for complex analysis.
• Strong Excel skills to manage, validate, and analyse data accurately under time pressure.
• Excellent communication ability, capable of engaging stakeholders at both technical and non-technical levels.
• A process-driven approach with a strong control mind-set, ensuring quality and governance throughout delivery.
• Experience with payroll applications such as SAP or Global View, plus experience in test planning and project delivery against tight deadlines.

Working as a UK Payroll Renewal Analyst helps this company strengthen payroll continuity and delivery assurance, aligning to operational excellence in the finance and payroll industry. The role supports effective governance, confident decision-making, and measurable readiness for change, with collaboration across Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, and external partners.

Location: Dunton, Essex based with 80% onsite working. At least a 3 day a week contract.

Interested?: If the UK Payroll Renewal Analyst role sounds like a strong match, apply now and secure a place in this confirmed IR35 opportunity.

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