HR Tech, Payroll & ERP Transformation

The people behind transformation.

A senior-led boutique for high-stakes HRIS, Payroll and ERP programmes. Carve-outs, consolidations and global deployments, delivered at PE speed. You work directly with our senior management team, start to finish.

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Consulting

Advisory and delivery for high-stakes HRIS, Payroll and ERP programmes.

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Talent

Contract, permanent and executive search for transformation teams.

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20+ Years Delivering Global Programmes · Boutique & Senior-Led, No Junior Delivery · Multi-Geography, Deep PE Experience

What we do

Two divisions.
One standard.

Vendor-agnostic, outcome-led, TOM-first. Senior operators leading Diagnose → Deploy → Stabilise, and the specialist teams that keep programmes moving.

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Consulting

Strategy / Advisory / Delivery

HRIS and Payroll transformations fail on unrealistic plans, weak governance and vendor-led optimism. SIs optimise for scope, not outcomes, and PE-backed businesses need speed, not endless discovery. We bridge software ambition and operational reality, and stay accountable through stabilisation.

  • HR Tech Strategy & SelectionVendor-agnostic advisory from business case through to selection.
  • Implementation & DeliverySenior operators leading Diagnose → Deploy → Stabilise.
  • AI Readiness & AI OpsPractical, high-ROI AI integration into HR & Payroll ecosystems.
  • Post Go-Live & AMS SupportHypercare, stabilisation, and continuous optimisation.
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Talent

Contract / Permanent / Executive

Carve-outs and integrations demand senior operators, not junior consultants. We build the teams that rescue, implement and optimise transformation programmes.

  • Contract Recruitment
  • Permanent Recruitment
  • Executive Search
  • Jobs & Alerts
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How it fits together

One partner, one lifecycle.

Not a consultancy with a recruitment arm bolted on. Every stage is accountable to the same standard, whichever door you come through.

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Strategy & Selection

Vendor-agnostic advisory, business case through to selection.

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Implementation

Senior operators leading Diagnose → Deploy → Stabilise.

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Talent

The teams that resource and run the programme.

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AMS & Support

Hypercare, stabilisation and continuous optimisation.

Platforms we know inside out

Why Acurizon

Outcomes, not theatre.

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Grounded in delivery

We're practitioners who've led major transformations end-to-end. Our guidance is shaped by lived experience, not hypothetical frameworks.

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Senior operators who stay

Engagements are led by seasoned programme directors who remain accountable through stabilisation. No junior substitution, no hand-offs.

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Independent advocacy

We represent your interests end-to-end, holding integrators and vendors to account so every decision serves your strategic and financial goals.

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Pace & PE alignment

In a portfolio setting, time is value and delays erode returns. We accelerate decisions, unblock dependencies and protect value creation timelines.

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Clear governance, no surprises

Disciplined governance, transparent decision pathways and tight SI accountability. Predictable delivery, no programme drift.

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Speed to value

We identify pain points quickly and focus on ROI-positive moves, restoring momentum so the transformation delivers tangible results.

Selected experience

Transformations that
actually land.

Delivered with pace, realism and senior ownership.

01 — Carve-Out & Acquisition

Global IPO Carve-Out & $9B Acquisition

Global Online Marketplaces · 14 countries

Challenge

Fragmented HR tech, decentralised payroll and no single source of truth, needing stabilisation at pace.

Delivered

Workday established as the global upstream system for SAP Finance, brands unified into one tenant, payroll consolidated to one global provider.

Outcome

One of the fastest, cleanest post-acquisition integrations in the sector.

02 — Programme Recovery

HCM & Financials Recovery

Waste Management · PE-backed

Challenge

A stalled Workday deployment drifting on weak governance and unclear scope.

Delivered

Programme restructured, governance rebuilt, scope refocused on foundational HCM and core Financials.

Outcome

Momentum restored and a stable ERP platform delivered with disciplined governance.

03 — Consolidate & Scale

HCM & Payroll at Global Scale

Mobility / Digital Services · PE-backed

Challenge

Scaling through acquisition on Workday and CloudPay, held back by data quality and security issues.

Delivered

Security rebuilt, data remediated, programme stabilised, first global reward cycle delivered and a practical AI roadmap shaped.

Outcome

First global CloudPay go-live and a scalable global service centre.

Senior Management Team

No layers.
No hand-offs.

Senior operators who stay until the job is done. Marc, Stephen and Dan bring complementary experience across strategy, delivery and talent, united by a shared belief that successful transformation depends on all three. Every client works directly with them.

Marc Scott in Chief Executive Officer
mscott@acurizon.com
Stephen Neil in Chief Operating Officer
sneil@acurizon.com
Dan Munn in Chief Commercial Officer
dmunn@acurizon.com

Latest insights

Consulting

Unlocking Financials ROI

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Mastering the Application Release Cycle

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Security Pitfalls & How to Fix Them

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Make everyday count.

Tell us where your programme is, planned, in flight, or in trouble, and we'll tell you honestly what it needs.

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