Payroll Transformation Lead

Allied Talent Partners (ATP) is a mission-driven, not-for-profit talent marketplace focused on connecting vetted, experienced professionals to high-impact opportunities in energy access and sustainable development across Africa. ATP specializes in fixed-term, deliverable-driven engagements, helping organizations access the right expertise on demand.

Payroll Transformation Lead

Deliverables

• Complete the multi-jurisdiction payroll transformation by designing, embedding and operating a reliable People-owned model while Finance retains payment execution, then hand it over to the internal team.

• Establish a controlled monthly cycle with clear input ownership, review and sign-off points, audit trails, People-Finance routines, provider coordination and new-jurisdiction readiness.

• Replace manual trackers and email-dependent activity with dependable BambooHR reporting, workflows, automation, controls, process maps and operating playbooks.

• Deliver the defined compensation and benefits workstream, including compensation data, salary and bonus changes, a regular review cycle and a benefits-coverage audit.

• Create clear employee communications, self-service guidance, escalation paths and structured knowledge transfer that removes key-person dependency.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience Required

• At least nine years of People Operations or Human Resources experience with substantial hands-on payroll, compensation and benefits responsibility.

• Personal leadership of a multi-jurisdiction payroll transformation from fragmented processes to a controlled, documented operating model.