Are you looking for an opportunity to make a real impact as part of a major finance transformation programme? Our Finance Transformation programme is reshaping how Finance works across the Group, and this role offers the chance to play a hands-on part in designing a simpler, stronger and more future-ready payroll service.
As Business Process Analyst – Payroll Workstream, you will help turn detailed analysis into practical improvements that make payroll processes clearer, more consistent and easier to operate for the teams who rely on them.
This is a 2 year fixed-term contract to support the delivery of our Finance Transformation Programme.
In this role, you will help bring structure, insight and momentum to the Payroll workstream, supporting changes that improve how payroll is managed, governed and delivered across the Group.
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Work with the Payroll Workstream Lead to coordinate activity, track actions and dependencies, and keep stakeholders aligned on progress,risks and key decisions.
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Create clear process documentation that defines responsibilities, hand-offs, service expectations, controls and future ways of working.
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Use analysis and continuous improvement techniques to identify where payroll activity can be simplified, standardised or strengthened, helping reduce duplication, remove waste and improve cycle times.
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Contribute to the design of key payroll processes, including inputs, calculations, approvals, processing, reconciliations, statutory reporting, KPI definitions and governance requirements.
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Support business readiness by helping define tool, workflow and control requirements and preparing structured materials for governance, stakeholder engagement and change activity.
About You
You will be someone who enjoys making sense of detail, bringing structure to complex activity and turning analysis into practical improvements. You should have experience in payroll, finance change, business analysis or project delivery, but most importantly you will be curious, organised and confident working with stakeholders across different teams.
This Role Would Suit:
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Someone with experience in payroll, finance change, business analysis or project delivery support.
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A strong organiser and communicator who can bring clarity to complex process activity.
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A colleague interested in improvement, stronger controls and more consistent ways of working.
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A confident organiser and communicator who can coordinate actions, engage stakeholdersa nd support delivery in a programme environment.
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A colleague who would like to contribute to the Finance Transformation programme and help shape improved payroll ways of working.
If you are motivated by improving how things work, bringing structure to change and making a visible contribution to a key transformation programme, we would love to hear from you.
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
We want to make sure that all applicants are treated equally. To support this we will anonymise all applications during the screening stage. Details such as name, dates and educational establishments will only be visible to the recruitment team and hiring leader once an applicant is invited to interview, these details are hidden during the screening stage. To be able to anonymise applications they all need to be in the same format. You can upload a CV but we would also ask you to complete an application form – your CV will not be visible during screening. We hope you agree that this is good use of your time to help ensure a fair recruitment process.
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