Payroll Projects Consultant

Job Title: Payroll Projects Consultant

Location: Salford Quays M50 3SP or Kirkstall Forge, Leeds LS5 3BF

Hybrid working

Up to 18-month Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2026, Full time 37.5 hours

Salary Range: £50,000 – £55,000 plus a 10% management bonus and fixed term benefit allowance

The role

The Pay Services team at Bupa are pioneers of flexible pay, with a forward-thinking approach that drives strategic change, enhancing our employee value proposition. We are a growing business and are wanting to level up how we look after our people and their pay.

In this exciting new role, you will develop the elevation of service delivery to appropriately reflect Bupa’s ambitious growth agenda. There is a two-year pipeline of statutory changes in both the UK and ROI. This consultant will ensure that all change initiatives and project activities are controlled and managed in an effective and efficient manner and to deadline. 

You’ll help us make health happen by

• To take ownership of assigned change programmes, including progress reporting.
• Stakeholder partnering – business leads, internal & external - partnering to understand current and future state and thereby design initiatives to support achievement of future state.
• Co-ordinate efforts with other Continuous Improvement consultants, linking into CI resources in other teams including Pay Services, Reward, Health and Wellbeing, and People Technology. 
• To be risk aware and respond to failures in service

Key Skills needed for this role

• Awareness and knowledge of HMRC and payroll compliance and back catalogue of implementing projects for payroll Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
• Able to be managing projects remotely
• ‘Be Brave’ Curious about new ways of working with an interest / affinity towards technology.
• Self-management, initiative, and prioritisation skills
• Problem solver / analytical thinker – diagnose problems, identifying root causes and determine potential resolutions, delivering intuitive solutions for the end user
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal with an ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining this role in UK Insurance and functions you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday per year, pro rata to your contract.
• Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing
• Fixed term benefits allowance
• Access to our confidential employee assistance programme
• Workplace pension
• Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.