Job Description

Payroll Manager
Location: West Sussex
Contract: Temporary (7 months)
Salary: 31.13 per hour umbrella / 27.93 PAYE Inclusive / 24.92 PAYE Exclusive
Start Date: ASAP
Contact: (url removed)

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a local authority in West Sussex for a Payroll Manager to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will provide additional leadership and operational capacity to maintain business-as-usual payroll delivery, drive process improvements, and help build a future-ready payroll function. As the organisation transitions from SAP to Oracle Fusion (Redwood), this role will play a critical part in ensuring the smooth delivery of payroll services while supporting key change initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the accurate and timely delivery of end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and internal policies.
• Work closely with stakeholders across HR, Finance, and Technology teams to support the successful transition from SAP to Oracle Fusion (Redwood).
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance payroll efficiency, controls, service quality, and employee experience.
• Provide guidance, support, and expertise to payroll colleagues while helping to develop capability and readiness for future service demands.

Candidate Criteria

• Proven experience in a Payroll Manager or senior payroll leadership role within a complex, high-volume environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, compliance requirements, and payroll best practices.
• Experience supporting payroll system implementations, upgrades, or transformation projects; exposure to Oracle Fusion and/or SAP would be highly advantageous.
• Excellent stakeholder management, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a changing environment.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who could be, please contact Rachel at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
Service Care Solutions also offers a 250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive 250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed