Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real impact as part of a major finance transformation programme? Our Finance Transformation programme is reshaping how Finance works across the Group, and this role offers the chance to play a hands-on part in designing a simpler, stronger and more future-ready payroll service.
As Business Process Analyst – Payroll Workstream, you will help turn detailed analysis into practical improvements that make payroll processes clearer, more consistent and easier to operate for the teams who rely on them.
This is a 2 year fixed-term contract to support the delivery of our Finance Transformation Programme.
Key responsibilities
In this role, you will help bring structure, insight and momentum to the Payroll workstream, supporting changes that improve how payroll is managed, governed and delivered across the Group.
- Work with the Payroll Workstream Lead to coordinate activity, track actions and dependencies, and keep stakeholders aligned on progress,risks and key decisions.
- Create clear process documentation that defines responsibilities, hand-offs, service expectations, controls and future ways of working.
- Use analysis and continuous improvement techniques to identify where payroll activity can be simplified, standardised or strengthened, helping reduce duplication, remove waste and improve cycle times.
- Contribute to the design of key payroll processes, including inputs, calculations, approvals, processing, reconciliations, statutory reporting, KPI definitions and governance requirements.
- Support business readiness by helping define tool, workflow and control requirements and preparing structured materials for governance, stakeholder engagement and change activity.
About you
About You
You will be someone who enjoys making sense of detail, bringing structure to complex activity and turning analysis into practical improvements. You should have experience in payroll, finance change, business analysis or project delivery, but most importantly you will be curious, organised and confident working with stakeholders across different teams.
This Role Would Suit:
- Someone with experience in payroll, finance change, business analysis or project delivery support.
- A strong organiser and communicator who can bring clarity to complex process activity.
- A colleague interested in improvement, stronger controls and more consistent ways of working.
- A confident organiser and communicator who can coordinate actions, engage stakeholdersa nd support delivery in a programme environment.
- A colleague who would like to contribute to the Finance Transformation programme and help shape improved payroll ways of working.
If you are motivated by improving how things work, bringing structure to change and making a visible contribution to a key transformation programme, we would love to hear from you.
Reward and benefits
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
