Tony Joannou

Senior Global Payroll Consultant with 30+ years' experience delivering payroll transformation, implementation, stabilisation, and operational recovery projects across the UK, EMEA, and the United States. Extensive hands-on ADP experience including ADP Celergo, Workforce Now, iHCM, and global payroll operating models. Proven track record supporting organisations through payroll transitions, parallel runs, governance setup, vendor management, process redesign, and post-go-live stabilisation.

Trusted by stakeholders to quickly bring structure, control, and delivery focus to payroll environments experiencing growth, change, implementation pressure, or operational instability.

Global Payroll Transformation Consultant (Contract / Interim) at TJ Payroll Services CY Ltd (2019-01 – Present)

Delivering payroll transformation, implementation, governance, and operational support to organisations across EMEA and the US.

• Led implementation support for multi-country ADP payroll deployments across EMEA and the US
• Designed structured payroll input, approval, and governance frameworks improving payroll control and accuracy
• Supported payroll migration projects involving UK, Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Armenia, and US payroll operations
• Established scalable payroll operational processes for growing international organisations
• Provided senior troubleshooting support during payroll transformation and post-go-live periods
• Managed relationships across payroll providers, HR, Finance, implementation teams, and external stakeholders

Head of Payroll & Pensions (Interim) at University of Bristol (2019-01 – 2019-12)

• Led payroll and pensions operations during organisational transition
• Maintained payroll continuity, compliance, and stakeholder confidence
• Strengthened payroll governance and operational controls

Senior Payroll Manager at Computershare Investor Services (2016-01 – 2019-12)

• Managed payroll operations within a complex multinational organisation
• Improved payroll controls, governance, and delivery standards
• Supported payroll systems and operational improvement initiatives

HR Operations Partner & Payroll at Oxford University Press (2015-01 – 2016-12)

• Delivered payroll support within a global operational environment
• Worked closely with HR and Finance stakeholders to improve payroll processes and employee experience

Senior Payroll Leadership at LexisNexis

Senior Payroll Leadership at University of Manchester

Advanced Diploma in Payroll Management

Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies

Certificate in Personnel Practice