Payroll Implementation and Consulting-Sr Professional

Job Summary


Responsibilities

• Leverage experience in payroll domain to deliver HR and Payroll transformation projects for global clients, in collaboration with other GDS teams and other EY member firms
• Support payroll implementation workstreams by gathering and documenting business requirements, validating payroll processes and assisting with solution design and configuration decisions
• Manage assigned implementation or transformation activities, track dependencies and risks, coordinate with client, vendor and technology teams, and provide timely status updates to project leadership
• Prepare and review payroll process maps, requirement documents, data mapping, test scenarios and reconciliation outputs to support accurate solution delivery
• Support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, parallel payroll, defect resolution, cutover and post-go-live stabilization activities
• Assess current payroll processes, identify control gaps and improvement opportunities, and support the development of future-state processes, operating models and implementation roadmaps
• Work on global client projects as part of a global distributed team. Ensure quality of all work outputs, timeliness and accuracy of content
• Provide domain expertise across multiple Payroll service areas such as Payroll Inputs, Gross to Net processing, Payroll remittances, Garnishments, Workforce management, etc
• Act as a subject matter expert in one or more payroll domains; manage project plans, economics, risks and escalations; and ensure timely, accurate and high-quality deliverables
• Drive effective client communication, cadence and build relations with client and project team counterparts across global locations.
• Support development of thought leadership, collateral, tools, techniques, methodologies to enhance payroll advisory and broader capability offering within the practice
• Perform role of counsellor and coach, define and set goals, conduct performance reviews and ensure ongoing learning and development of the team

Skills and attributes for success

• High integrity and commitment to work in a new and challenging environment
• Ability to manage ambiguity and be proactive
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity
• High energy levels, agility and adaptability
• Open to travel nationally and internationally for client projects that are approved as per EY and country specific travel advisory guidelines.

Ideally, you ll also have

• Expertise in the below:
  • Strong technical knowledge of end to end payroll process
  • Analytical abilities and knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
  • Expertise in process mapping and documentation using Visio and other tools
  • Expertise in creating SOP, process documentation and work instructions
• Led or delivered global payroll consulting engagements at a regional or global level, including strategy, current-state assessment, process improvement, operating model design and risk mitigation
• Led or contributed to a workstream within a multi-workstream payroll transformation programme
• Experience in policy review, current payroll assessments, vendor selections, designing payroll processes and strategies at global level, global payroll implementation support
• Exposure to Workforce Management tools such as Kronos and other similar time attendance tools
• Hands on experience in payroll automation projects and RPA
• Hands-on experience with payroll and HCM platforms such as Workday, ADP (GlobalView and Workforce Now), Dayforce, SAP and Oracle PeopleSoft
• Experience of working with the global payroll vendors such as ADP, RAMCO, etc
• FPC/CPP/PMP and other payroll related certifications will be an added advantage

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