Payroll Implementation Analyst (UK Payroll)

Location: Remote, UK

Starting salary: up to £38,000 per year

Company

hirify.global provides products and services that help schools and more than 100 Multi-Academy Trusts manage their people effectively.

What you will do

• Conduct line-by-line reconciliations of historical YTD payroll figures, including gross pay, net pay, PAYE, National Insurance, TPS, LGPS, and statutory deductions.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate parallel payroll runs for schools and Multi-Academy Trusts by comparing platform outputs with legacy payroll data.
• Collect, verify, analyse, and document onboarding data, payroll variances, technical build elements, and root causes with Implementation Specialists and school or MAT finance teams.
• Maintain payroll system frameworks and implement platform updates, schema adjustments, payroll legislation changes, and pension legislation changes.
• Prepare audit-ready reconciliation sign-off documentation, integrated payroll journals, operational summaries, and evidence for client handover.
• Follow Information Security and UK GDPR protocols, perform required administrative data validation and workplace support, and maintain detailed knowledge of company products and features.

Requirements

• Proven, documented payroll operational experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Up-to-date, comprehensive knowledge of standard UK payroll frameworks and pension delivery protocols.
• Practical experience and sound technical knowledge of computerised payroll systems, payroll implementation methodologies, and platform builds.
• Operational understanding of payroll compliance, legal parameters, and auditing structures.
• Ability to organise, manage, and deliver multiple customer payroll builds concurrently under tight schedules.
• Highly developed data management, structural data profiling, and spreadsheet analysis skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain reconciliation processes clearly to stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with UK education-sector payroll setups, Multi-Academy Trusts, or local authorities.
• Formal payroll or pension practitioner certification, such as CIPP or an equivalent industry qualification.
• Foundational experience with cloud-based SaaS platform implementations.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working is supported across all roles.
• 32 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays, including 25 days of annual leave and 7 additional company-wide days.
• Life Assurance worth three times annual salary, private dental insurance, salary sacrifice pension, and comprehensive wellness support.
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave, plus return-to-work maternity coaching.
• Professional development training budget, access to wellbeing and financial coaching services, and one paid volunteering day each year.
• Wellbeing initiatives and social committees organise learning sessions, team events, and company-wide events.

Hiring process

• Phone screen.
• First-stage interview.
• Second-stage interview.