Senior Oracle Payroll Implementation Lead

Senior Oracle Payroll Implementation Lead Oracle Fusion Payroll | Payroll Transformation | Parallel Run | Service Transition Location: Remote, UK Contract: Permanent or interim contract Travel: Approximately 3–4 days per month An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Senior Oracle Payroll Implementation Lead to join a major UK government shared services transformation programme.

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This high-profile initiative is transforming the delivery of back-office services across several government departments, supporting approximately 250,000 civil servants through a modern Oracle Cloud ERP ecosystem.

The successful candidate will take a leading role in the implementation, testing, assurance and transition of Oracle Fusion Payroll, ensuring the new platform is ready to deliver accurate, reliable and compliant payroll services.

Key Responsibilities Lead Payroll Parallel Run (PPR) planning, governance, execution and delivery.

Own payroll readiness strategies, reconciliation frameworks, milestones and acceptance criteria.

Act as the senior payroll assurance lead for Payroll Comparison Testing (PCT) delivered by the System Integrator.

Review, validate and challenge payroll testing outcomes, identifying discrepancies and ensuring resolution.

Lead complex payroll reconciliation, variance investigation and defect resolution activities.

Ensure Oracle Fusion Payroll outputs meet operational, legislative and contractual requirements.

Assess readiness for Day One service delivery and ongoing payroll operations.

Provide evidence-based recommendations to senior stakeholders regarding payroll readiness and go/no-go decisions.

Manage risks, issues, dependencies and readiness activities across a complex multi-supplier environment.

Lead and coordinate payroll analysts and supporting delivery resources.

Essential Experience Significant experience leading large-scale payroll implementations, transformations or service transitions.

Proven accountability for payroll transitions involving 20,000 employees or users.

Oracle Fusion Payroll implementation experience, or strong Oracle E-Business Suite experience within a complex transformation.

Experience leading Payroll Parallel Run (PPR), Payroll Comparison Testing (PCT) or equivalent payroll assurance activities.

Strong understanding of payroll processing, statutory requirements, controls and reconciliation.

Experience working with System Integrators and major technology delivery partners.

Ability to challenge senior stakeholders and delivery partners constructively.

Experience managing complex payroll variances, defects and operational risks.

Strong analytical, governance and stakeholder management capabilities.

Experience leading delivery teams or supporting resources.

Desirable Central government or public sector experience.

Payroll insourcing, outsourcing or managed service transition experience.

Oracle Fusion Payroll certification.

PRINCE2, MSP, AgilePM or equivalent qualification.

Experience working within security-cleared environments. xwzovoh

Security Clearance The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain the appropriate government security clearance.