Payroll Implementation Lead
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Type
- Temporary
- Seniority
- Lead
- Salary
- up to £55,000 / year
- Department
- Finance & Accounting
- Posted
- 29 Oct 2026
Verified open 1 Nov 2026 · Source: Company careers page
About the role
Payroll Implementation Lead
Finance & Accounting
Manchester
£55,000
Castlefield Recruitment are currently working with a Manchester based Public Sector organisation to recruit a Payroll Manager on an initial 12 month fixed term basis. The role offers hybrid working and a salary of up to £55,000.
The role will be to support the Payroll and Pensions function as they work through a system implementation project to move to a new HR & Payroll system.
Duties
- Lead the implementation of a new payroll system, managing plans, milestones, risks, testing and go-live activities
- Act as the payroll subject matter expert, ensuring system configuration reflects UK payroll legislation, policies and business requirements
- Manage payroll data migration, cleansing, validation and reconciliation, ensuring data is accurate and complete
- Coordinate UAT, parallel payroll testing and end-to-end testing, identifying and resolving issues before go-live
- Reconcile payroll outputs including PAYE, NIC, pensions, statutory payments and deductions, investigating any variances
- Work closely with Payroll, HR, IT and external implementation partners to ensure a smooth transition to the new system
- Develop process maps, procedures, controls, user guides and training materials to support implementation and knowledge transfer
- Ensure implementation complies with relevant HMRC, pension, GDPR, governance and internal control requirements
- Support cutover, go-live and post-implementation activities, embedding the new processes into BAU
- Identify opportunities to standardise, automate and improve payroll processes, reducing manual workarounds and reliance on legacy systems
Please apply using the link provided or get in touch with Sydney Seddon at Castlefield for more infomation.
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