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

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