Local Expertise Required: Germany, Poland, Italy, Greece, or Vietnam
The Opportunity
We’re looking for an experienced Payroll Systems SME to support a large-scale Time & Attendance and Scheduling transformation programme. This is a key role providing country-specific expertise on time legislation, absence policies, and the payroll impact of time-related processes.
You’ll work closely with HR, Payroll, and technical teams to ensure that solutions are fully compliant with local statutory and contractual requirements, while supporting the successful rollout of new systems and processes.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the local authority on Time & Attendance, absence management, scheduling, and associated pay impacts
Define and validate country-specific rules such as:
Working time regulations, rest periods, and break rules
Overtime, premiums, allowances, and pay calculations
Public holidays, weekend rules, and night work
Collective agreements, union rules, and local HR policies
Translate business and legal requirements into clear system rules and functional designs
Validate end-to-end time and pay scenarios, including:
Time valuation outputs and exceptions
Leave interactions, retro adjustments, and terminations
Support testing phases (SIT/UAT), including test case design and defect resolution
Contribute to cutover readiness, including balances, schedules, and audits
Collaborate with stakeholders across HR, Payroll, operations, and employee representativesWhat You’ll Bring
Strong hands-on experience with local time regulations, leave accruals, and pay impacts in one of the listed countries
Background in Time & Attendance and/or payroll implementations, or system administration
Experience with systems such as SAP ECP, UKG (Kronos), ATOSS, or similar
Ability to interpret policies and translate them into system logic and test scenarios
Experience working in fast-paced transformation programmes
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skillsDesirable Experience
Exposure to industries with complex scheduling needs such as manufacturing, retail, or healthcare
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Salary description
£700.00 - £750.00 per day