Continuous improvement payroll consultant
hace 1 día
Sheffield
Short term contracting opportunity - Sept/Oct 2026 - Continuous improvement payroll consultant - Public sector Your new company This public sector organisation, based in Sheffield, provides essential frontline services to the local community. With a strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement, the organisation is investing in modernising and strengthening its core payroll processes to support a complex, high-volume workforce. Collaboration across Finance, HR, IT and Payroll is central to how the organisation delivers effective and compliant services. Your new role As a Payroll Continuous Improvement / Process Mapping Specialist, you will lead a focused discovery and improvement project within a highly complex payroll environment. The organisation operates multiple pay cycles (weekly and monthly) with significant variable pay, overtime and allowances, supported by several in-house and standalone systems. You will plan and deliver an intensive programme of work, including: • Meeting key stakeholders across Payroll, HR, Finance and IT/Systems, • Mapping the current end-to-end (“as is”) payroll process, clarifying roles, responsibilities and system touchpoints, • Designing and documenting the future state (“to be”) processes, applying Lean / Six Sigma principles, • Identifying inefficiencies, risks and duplication across systems including payroll, HR and incident reporting, • Developing a proof of concept to demonstrate how proposed changes would improve accuracy, efficiency and control, • Producing a clear, prioritised action plan for implementation, • Facilitating workshops with operational teams to validate findings and build engagement What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will bring: • Proven experience delivering payroll or workforce process improvement projects within complex environments, • Strong knowledge of Lean / Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies, • Demonstrable experience of end-to-end process mapping (“as is” / “to be”), • An understanding of payroll complexity, including variable pay, overtime, multiple pay frequencies and manual inputs, • Experience working across HR, Finance, IT and Payroll functions, • Excellent facilitation skills, with confidence running workshops and engaging operational teams, • The ability to translate process issues into practical, implementable recommendations, • Experience within the public sector or similarly regulated environments (desirable) What you'll get in return In return, you’ll receive: • The opportunity to deliver a high-impact, visible improvement project, • A collaborative, professional public sector environment, • The chance to shape future payroll processes and influence long-term change, • Competitive day rate / salary, dependent on experience, • A Sheffield based role with clear scope, structure and stakeholder access What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4789930