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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 

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Podcast
How can you optimise your payroll function for the future?
How can you optimise your payroll function for the future?

When you think of payroll, it’s easy to imagine a simple process: work, get paid, repeat. But behind that straightforward cycle lies an intricate network of operations, systems, and strategy that most employees—and many businesses—rarely see. In this episode of the HR...

Blog
Revolutionising Payroll: From hygiene function to strategic partner
Revolutionising Payroll: From hygiene function to strategic partner

In the second of our two-part blog looking at some of the key themes that emerged from our teams’ attendance at People 1st MENA | Dubai, we’re focusing on the future opportunities that exist for payroll teams. There’s no doubt that the need to drive greater...

Video
The foundations of payroll in 60 seconds
The foundations of payroll in 60 seconds

In this video we talk to Chris Kirby from the LACE Payroll team to give us a short synopsis on our whitepaper - Optimal payroll starts with the foundations - that digs into the key pillars that exist, based on our experience of multiple client projects over the years,...