Simon Puryer, Executive Director – Head of Payroll
Simon joined LACE in May 2023 to establish and lead the Payroll Practice. With an extensive background in Consulting, Simon has delivered significant Payroll software implementation programmes within multiple clients whilst also helping businesses maximise their existing Payroll set-up.
As well as Payroll, Simon has extensive experience in Retail, leading and delivering complex transformational change projects, realising benefits, minimising costs and helping businesses to succeed. Simon is also passionate about customer experience and satisfaction with a focus on people at the heart of all organisations.
Simon has hosted a number of round table discussions and is a regular speaker and host of Payroll transformation webinars. He has also been awarded “Rewards 300” since 2016 – one of the Top 50 Knowledge & Professional Services Leaders in Payroll.
Outside of work, Simon lives by the sea and loves getting out on the water with his family. He is also Vice Commodore of his local Sailing Club!
Skills
- Payroll Software Implementation
- Business Transformation
- Continuous Improvement
- People and Change Management
- People and Talent Development
Reach out to us to see what opportunities we have available
Insights. Our latest thought leadership, including blogs, webinars, podcasts and videos.
What should payroll leaders know from the Reward Strategy Summit 2025?
In brief: How to build a strong business case for payroll investment. The real impact of AI on payroll roles and processes. Emerging trends in employee expectations and pay transparency. The Reward Strategy Summit is a UK event that brings together 200+...
How can organisations optimise UK pensions post-budget?
What changed in the UK Budget for pensions and salary sacrifice? From 2029, a £2,000 annual cap will be introduced on National Insurance (NI) savings through pension salary sacrifice. Any pension contributions made via salary sacrifice above this cap will become...
Becoming skills-powered: A blueprint for future-ready organisations
Organisations everywhere are rethinking how work gets done. Traditional job-based structures are struggling to keep pace with rapid change, emerging technologies and evolving workforce expectations. In a skills-based organisation, work is assigned based on what...
