Payroll Lead (2-year FTC)

Rutherford Cross is delighted to be partnered with its FMCG client to appoint a Payroll Lead for a 2-year contract.

Payroll Accountabilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of the target operating model for all payroll processes
• Define the long‑term vision for the tools, systems and applications required to enable the future payroll operating model
• Establish a clear payroll process taxonomy and ensure full alignment with the William Grant Way
• Use insights from the Activity Analysis to determine baseline costs for all payroll activities
• Shape the workstream objectives and the initiatives needed to achieve them, creating detailed plans for delivery and execution
• Identify interdependencies, risks and issues associated with future delivery plans, ensuring these are effectively mitigated or resolved
• Determine the resource and budget requirements needed to deliver the workstream roadmap and mobilise the appropriate team
• Serve as the payroll Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the IFS NMC rollout programme, ensuring standardised processes, controls and ways of working are embedded across each deployment
• Develop the multi‑year roadmap for the payroll workstream, ensuring each project has the necessary approvals and follows the organisation’s standard project methodology. Likely projects include implementing a single global payroll platform, UK payrolling of benefits, and rationalising UK pay groups
• Create standardised payroll KPIs and ensure consistent measurement across all operational sites
• Continuously monitor opportunities for improvement across the end‑to‑end standardised payroll processes
• Ensure all projects are supported with appropriate change management and communication plans

For more information on this role, please contact Euan Bodie at Rutherford Cross.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.