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Payroll Project Manager

🏢 Intermediate Capital Group • 📍 London, England • 🕒 2 days ago

Salary Range

£35,000 - £75,000

£2,917 - £6,250 / mo

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Location Base

London, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

Job Title: Project Manager Payroll Consolidation/Implementation

Location: London, St Pauls

Department: HR Operations

Reporting to: Head of HR Operations and Business Management

ICG Summary

ICG (Intermediate Capital Group) is a FTSE-listed, FCA-regulated alternative asset manager creating sustainable value by partnering with ambitious businesses. We have over 30 years' history and today we manage $68.5bn of assets and invest across the capital structure. The firm employs 575 people in 15 countries around the world and is well positioned for growth and benefits from the long-term trend of increased demand for alternative investments.

To make the most of your career at ICG, you will be inquisitive, self-motivated, engaged, collaborative and agile. ICG is a place where we are all dedicated to achieving common goals.

Our teams describe ICG as ambitious, collaborative, empowered, entrepreneurial, professional and acting with integrity. We translated these attributes into a core set of values and, together with our purpose, this represents who we are today and whom we aspire to be tomorrow.

For three decades we have been constantly striving for excellence in all aspects of our business. Whether that is through the people who join us, how we support and develop them throughout their career, and the culture we create and live in. It is also evident in the role we play in society through the investments we make, our charity work and what we stand for.

We relentlessly pursue our ambition to provide an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has plenty of opportunities to contribute, succeed and be themselves.

Position Summary

We currently have 15 global providers with a global headcount of circa 600 and we are looking to consolidate these into one Global provider. To do this, we are looking for a senior project manager with considerable experience in such projects to join our team to execute this.

This is a 12 – 18-month fixed-term contract.

Primary Responsibilities

The main responsibility for the role is supporting Payroll Lead and Head of HR Operations in delivering the project. The successful individual should be ready to hit the ground running and will use their experience to confidently execute the project and lead.

Key Requirements/ Qualifications

You will have demonstrable experience of:

Minimum 10 years+ performing similar payroll implementation projects
Experience in multi-country payroll and/or HRIS systems implementation
Recent, relevant experience in leading project delivery in a financial services organisation
Proven ability to communicate with all levels of stakeholders
Project management skills demonstrating clarity of planning and execution
Strong analytical skills. Ability to interpret business needs and translate them into requirements
Vendor management expertise
Gap Analysis of current state vs desired state
Understanding Risks related to payroll consolidation projects
Working in a fast-paced environment and delivering to schedule
Thinking of the end user (whether the employee or other business areas)
Preferred: Member of the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (M.C.I.P.P.)

Knowledge of one or more of the following systems is highly desirable:

Workday
Accounting Systems (e.g. Netsuite)
Payroll Systems

ICG will provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment. No employee will be discriminated against in hiring or employment because of race, colour, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ancestry, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.