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# Payroll Lead (Oracle Fusion)

- **Company:** Modis
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £91,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Bug Management, Oracle Fusion Middleware
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/payroll-lead-oracle-fusion/57440858

## About the Role

* Strong experience in payroll operations and payroll processes.
 * Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion Payroll.
 * Experience supporting payroll system implementations, upgrades, or transformation programmes.
 * Strong testing and defect management experience.
 * The ability to engage and influence stakeholders across multiple levels.
 * Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
 * Experience working within complex programme environments.

Desirable Experience

 * Experience within local government or the wider public sector.
 * Knowledge of Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS).
 * Experience supporting Oracle Fusion go-live and hypercare activities.
 * Previous experience acting as a Payroll Lead, Payroll SME, or Payroll Manager within a transformation programme.

## Description

Looking for an Oracle Fusion contract where you can take ownership of payroll delivery during a major transformation programme?

Akkodis is excited to be supporting a large public sector organisation as it enters a crucial stage of its Oracle Fusion implementation.

This an excellent opportunity for a PayrollLead to play a key role in payroll testing, validation, go-live readiness, and post-implementation hyper care. Your expertise will contribute towards a high-profile programme at a critical point in its delivery and help ensure a smooth transition into a new Oracle Fusion environment.

If you have a strong payroll background, Oracle Fusion experience, and enjoy working with stakeholders across both business and project teams, we'd love to hear from you.

Your Impact

 * Lead payroll testing and validation activities within Oracle Fusion.
 * Ensure payroll processes, calculations, and outputs are accurately configured and functioning as expected.
 * Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
 * Investigate, manage, and resolve payroll-related defects and issues.
 * Work closely with payroll, HR, project, and technical teams throughout the implementation lifecycle.
 * Support business readiness activities ahead of go-live.
 * Provide leadership during hypercare and post-go-live support.
 * Act as the payroll subject matter expert across the programme., * Join a major Oracle Fusion programme approaching a key delivery milestone.
 * Play a leading role in ensuring the successful go-live of a business-critical payroll system.
 * Work alongside experienced ERP, Payroll, and Transformation professionals.
 * Gain exposure to a complex, high-profile public sector transformation.
 * Benefit from a predominantly remote contract with long-term project visibility.
 * Make a tangible impact on a programme that will support thousands of users.

Ready to take the lead on a major Oracle Fusion payroll transformation?