Payroll Manager

Near Reading (driver required)Salary: £250 per day umbrellaContract Type: Interim 4-6 months

We are delighted to be partnering with a well-established and forward-thinking organisation to recruit an experienced HR Project Specialist.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a business where HR systems, payroll accuracy, and data-driven decision-making are central to operational success.

Our client is seeking a hands-on HR professional who combines strong payroll expertise with advanced reporting and systems capability. This is not a purely strategic role - it requires someone who enjoys getting into the detail, improving processes, and delivering practical solutions that make a measurable impact.

Reporting into the HR leadership team, you will play a key role in delivering HR and payroll-related projects while strengthening reporting, controls, and data accuracy across the function.

You will act as the bridge between HR operations, payroll, and data analytics - ensuring processes are efficient, compliant, and fit for purpose.

• Lead and support end-to-end HR and payroll projects

• Review and enhance HR and payroll processes, identifying efficiencies and improvements

• Work closely with payroll providers and systems (ADP or similar) to ensure smooth operations

• Extract, validate, and analyse complex HR and payroll data

• Design and deliver Power BI dashboards and meaningful management reports

• Improve and automate manual spreadsheet-based reporting processes

• Strengthen data integrity, controls, and audit compliance

• Support regulatory and certification reporting requirements

• Partner with HR stakeholders and managers to interpret and present people data

• Provide broader operational HR project support as required

Our client is seeking a technically strong, detail-oriented HR professional who thrives in a project-led environment.

• Proven experience in HR projects, HR operations, or HR analytics roles

• Strong payroll experience (international payroll exposure highly advantageous)

• Advanced Excel capability (including complex data analysis and reporting)

• Strong Power BI skills for dashboard creation and data visualisation

• Experience working with HRIS and payroll systems (ADP preferred)

• Confident handling large and complex datasets

• Analytical and highly detail-driven

• Solutions-focused with a continuous improvement mindset

• Comfortable working autonomously and managing multiple priorities

• Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder engagement skills

• Practical, hands-on approach with a strong delivery focus

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