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.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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