About this role
Company Description
United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.
Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.
Our company is split into two business areas:
Utility Infrastructure - Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
Social Infrastructure - Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.
Job Description
This is a critical short-term role until the end of May focused on supporting the payroll system implementation project. The Payroll Data Analyst will be responsible for extracting, cleansing, validating, mapping, and reconciling payroll data to ensure a smooth and accurate transition from legacy systems into the new platform.
You will work closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, and the Systems Implementation team to ensure data quality, compliance, and readiness for testing and go-live.
Key Responsibilities
Extract payroll and employee data from legacy systems
Cleanse, standardise, and validate large payroll datasets
Map legacy payroll data fields to the new system structure
Support data migration activities and upload templates
Perform detailed reconciliation of payroll data pre- and post-migration
Identify and resolve data anomalies, inconsistencies, and gaps
Support payroll parallel runs and system testing cycles
Work closely with system vendors and internal stakeholders during testing
Produce clear documentation of data mapping, assumptions, and processes
Ensure compliance with payroll legislation and data protection requirements
Provide support during go-live and post-implementation validation
Qualifications
Essential:
Strong payroll knowledge and understanding of payroll processes
Proven experience working with payroll data, data migration, or system implementation
Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data validation, reconciliation)
Experience handling large, complex datasets with high accuracy
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to work to tight deadlines in a project environment
Strong stakeholder communication skills
Desirable:
Experience supporting payroll or HR system implementations (e.g., iTrent, SAP, Oracle, Workday, etc.)
Understanding of data mapping and migration methodologies
Knowledge of payroll legislation and compliance requirements
Experience working with transformation or systems projects
Additional Information
This is a fixed-term position until the end of May, with the potential for extension.