We are Bertrandt.

An independent, international engineering service provider with decades of expertise. With cross-industry know-how and a comprehensive understanding of systems and products, we create technological solutions across the entire value chain. We focus on the trending topics of digitalization, e-mobility, and autonomous systems, primarily for the automotive, aerospace, defense, and mechanical engineering industries, consistently enabling the development of tailor-made solutions. Our goal: to accelerate technological progress and make a meaningful contribution to a sustainable future. We work toward this every day - with approximately 12,000 employees at over 50 locations worldwide.

We're entering one of the most exciting and significant periods of change for UK Payroll.

As we embark on a period of substantive change, we have a fantastic opportunity for a motivated, talented and forward-thinking individual to join our Business Development team.

This role will support both ongoing change management in current payroll systems, whilst also supporting both UK timekeeping and payroll transformation.

You'll be part of a collaborative team working on a high-profile project, gaining valuable experience, developing new skills and making a tangible impact on the future of UK Payroll.

It's a part time (at least 3 days) temporary project position for a fixed period of 18 months.

Responsibilities

Support team activities across payroll transformation.

Take ownership of assigned activities, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and quality standards.

Collaborate with team members, sharing knowledge and escalating issues or risks where appropriate.

Support Payroll activities associated with implementation of business change, legislative change and the new payroll system.

Participate in requirements gathering with internal stakeholders and third-party system integrators.

Review system designs and requirements to identify potential payroll, control, and end-user impacts.

Develop strong knowledge of the new payroll system and its functionality to support successful delivery.

Support payroll changes through requirements, design, testing, and deployment.

Prepare and maintain project documentation in line with governance and control requirements.

Provide analysis and evidence to support project decisions and implementation readiness.

Develop and execute Payroll testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Ensure testing provides appropriate coverage of payroll requirements, processes, and controls.

Analyse test results, maintain supporting evidence and identify and track defects through to resolution.

Assess the potential payroll, financial, employee and compliance impact of identified issues.

Maintain accurate project documentation and provide progress updates to the project team and management.

Build effective working relationships across Payroll, HR, Finance, IT, and external partners.

Participate in project meetings, design workshops, and change discussions.

Support end-user engagement, deployment readiness, training, and documentation.

Participate in post-implementation support and lessons-learned activities.

Skills required:

Ability to work with large data sets including complex analysis and problem solving.

Strong Excel skill set required.

Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation and with stakeholders with both technical and non-technical backgrounds.

The ability to work accurately and efficiently under acute time pressure.

Adaptable yet with a strong control mind-set.

Skills preferred:

Logical, process orientated mind-set

PowerBi, Power Automate

Experience required:

Timekeeping, Payroll or HR experience

Experience with Payroll Applications SAP/Global View.

Experience in project management and test planning including delivering to tight deadlines and working autonomously.

Experience with Alteryx, Beyond Compare or similar analytical tools.

Education required:

Degree or Equivalent

Education preferred: 

Payroll Qualification

At Bertrandt, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunity. Our hiring decisions are based on the experience and skills of the applicants. People with severe disabilities or those deemed equivalent under SGB IX are warmly welcomed and will be given preference in hiring if equally qualified.

Are you interested?

We look forward to receiving your application!