Payroll System Tester
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 February 2026 |
| Location: | NN10 6EN |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 9892 |
Summary
We're looking for a Payroll Systems Tester to join our HR team based in Rushden.
Location: Rushden - hybrid working available, with travel to the office required 2 days per week
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - 9 month fixed term contract.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
Are you detail-oriented with a passion for ensuring systems work flawlessly? Join our team where you'll play a critical role in testing payroll system changes and enhancements, ensuring accuracy and compliance in our payroll operations. This role offers an excellent opportunity to collaborate across teams while using your technical expertise to make a real difference.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Payroll Systems Tester, you'll be working within the HR Systems team, supporting them in delivering accurate and compliant payroll solutions. Your day to day will include:
-Developing and executing test scripts to ensure payroll system changes meet requirements
-Collaborating with IT and Payroll teams to validate system functionality and resolve issues
-Documenting test scenarios and maintaining evidence for audit purposes
-Supporting with Tax Year End testing and critical patch updates
-Acting as a subject matter expert for Oracle HR/Payroll queries
What are we looking for?
This role of Payroll Systems Tester is great for you if:
-You have hands-on experience with complex payroll testing
-You possess strong technical knowledge of payroll systems and processes
-You're comfortable creating test scenarios and working with test environments
-You have excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
-You enjoy collaborative work and building relationships across teams
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-TD1
Location: Rushden - hybrid working available, with travel to the office required 2 days per week
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - 9 month fixed term contract.
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
Are you detail-oriented with a passion for ensuring systems work flawlessly? Join our team where you'll play a critical role in testing payroll system changes and enhancements, ensuring accuracy and compliance in our payroll operations. This role offers an excellent opportunity to collaborate across teams while using your technical expertise to make a real difference.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Payroll Systems Tester, you'll be working within the HR Systems team, supporting them in delivering accurate and compliant payroll solutions. Your day to day will include:
-Developing and executing test scripts to ensure payroll system changes meet requirements
-Collaborating with IT and Payroll teams to validate system functionality and resolve issues
-Documenting test scenarios and maintaining evidence for audit purposes
-Supporting with Tax Year End testing and critical patch updates
-Acting as a subject matter expert for Oracle HR/Payroll queries
What are we looking for?
This role of Payroll Systems Tester is great for you if:
-You have hands-on experience with complex payroll testing
-You possess strong technical knowledge of payroll systems and processes
-You're comfortable creating test scenarios and working with test environments
-You have excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
-You enjoy collaborative work and building relationships across teams
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-TD1
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