Payroll Specialist

Senior Payroll Transformation Specialist – ADP Celergo/ Payroll

Basildon, Fully onsite role

Up to £525 per day

12-Month Contract

Payments Technology

Our client is a global FinTech and payments organization undergoing a critical EMEA payroll transformation programme across Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

They are looking for a Senior Payroll Transformation Specialist to support a high-profile migration from ADP Streamline to ADP Celergo in Germany, alongside broader payroll transition and operational readiness initiatives across EMEA.

This is a highly visible, hands-on delivery role suited to someone who has worked within complex global payroll environments and is comfortable driving payroll transformation activity across multiple stakeholders, systems, and vendors.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading end-to-end payroll transition and implementation activities across EMEA
• Supporting the migration from ADP Streamline to ADP Celergo
• Managing payroll testing, UAT, parallel runs, and go-live readiness
• Performing payroll data validation, reconciliation, and issue resolution
• Supporting payroll governance, controls, and operational readiness activities
• Creating SOPs, process documentation, and transition plans
• Training payroll teams and embedding new operational processes
• Working closely with payroll providers, HR, operations, finance, and transformation teams
• Managing payroll delivery risks and ensuring smooth implementation outcomes

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Germany payroll experience is essential
• Hands-on ADP Celergo experience
• Proven experience delivering payroll implementations, migrations, or transformation programmes
• Strong understanding of payroll operations, controls, compliance, and governance
• Experience working across complex multi-country payroll environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Comfortable operating autonomously within fast-paced transformation programmers
• Highly detail-oriented with strong reconciliation and problem-solving capabilities
• Able to work hands-on across both operational and project delivery activities

Nice to Have

• Experience with ADP Streamline
• Wider EMEA payroll exposure across Belgium and the Netherlands
• Background within FinTech, payments, or large global organizations
• Experience managing payroll vendors or implementation partners
• Exposure to payroll process improvement or operational transformation initiatives

Skills

ADP Celergo, Germany Payroll, Payroll Transformation, Payroll Migration, Global Payroll, EMEA Payroll, UAT, Payroll Testing, Data Reconciliation, Payroll Governance, Operational Readiness

Why Join?

• Opportunity to work on a business-critical international payroll transformation programme
• High-impact role within a global FinTech and payments environment
• Exposure to complex EMEA payroll operations and enterprise-scale migration work
• Collaborative, fast-paced transformation programme with strong visibility
• Long-term contract opportunity with meaningful project ownership

This role would suit someone from a Payroll Transformation, Global Payroll, Payroll Implementation, or Payroll Operations background looking for a hands-on contract role delivering complex payroll change initiatives within a global organization.