Join EY as a Senior Consultant in our People Consulting (PC) team, specializing in Payroll. This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a world-leading professional services organization and significantly impact the growth of our PC practice. Shape your career with a global scale, supportive culture, and advanced technology.

Global Delivery Services (GDS) is integral to EY's strategy, providing essential support to our growth agenda. Established in 2002, GDS has evolved into a global network of over 80,000 professionals across ten locations, delivering expertise in Consulting, Assurance, Tax, and more. Our innovation specialists enhance client service and enablement teams with cutting-edge solutions.

We are seeking experienced Payroll experts to drive HR and Payroll transformation projects for a global clientele. Collaborate with diverse GDS teams and EY member firms to deliver impactful results in a dynamic, inclusive environment.

Leverage extensive payroll domain expertise to spearhead HR and Payroll transformation projects for global clients, working collaboratively with GDS teams and other EY member firms. Support critical payroll implementation workstreams by meticulously gathering and documenting business requirements, validating payroll processes, and contributing to solution design and configuration decisions.

Manage assigned implementation or transformation activities, diligently tracking dependencies and risks. Coordinate effectively with clients, vendors, and technology teams, providing timely status updates to project leadership. Prepare and review essential documentation, including payroll process maps, requirement documents, data mapping, test scenarios, and reconciliation outputs, ensuring the accurate delivery of solutions.

Contribute to system integration testing, user acceptance testing, parallel payroll runs, defect resolution, cutover processes, and post-go-live stabilization. Assess current payroll processes to identify control gaps and opportunities for enhancement, supporting the development of future-state processes, operating models, and implementation roadmaps. Work on global client projects within a distributed team environment, upholding high standards of quality, timeliness, and accuracy in all deliverables.

Provide deep domain expertise across various payroll service areas, such as Payroll Inputs, Gross to Net processing, Payroll remittances, Garnishments, and Workforce management. Act as a subject matter expert in specific payroll domains, managing project plans, economics, risks, and escalations to ensure high-quality outcomes. Drive effective client communication and build strong relationships with client and project team counterparts across global locations. Support the development of thought leadership, collateral, tools, and methodologies to enhance our payroll advisory capabilities.

We are looking for individuals with 8-10 years of experience in payroll operations, transformation, and consulting. A minimum of 5-7 years of consulting experience is required, including global payroll advisory, implementation, or transformation engagements. A Master's degree in Finance/HR or a full-time MBA is essential.

Demonstrate experience in delivering payroll implementation and transformation programs as part of a global distributed team. Possess strong functional understanding of at least one major payroll technology platform, such as Workday, ADP, Dayforce, SAP, or Oracle PeopleSoft. Prior experience working in a consulting environment on global client projects is expected.

Candidates should possess strong technical knowledge of the end-to-end payroll process, with analytical abilities and proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Expertise in process mapping and documentation using Visio and other tools, as well as creating SOPs, process documentation, and work instructions, is crucial.

Ideally, you have led or delivered global payroll consulting engagements at a regional or global level, encompassing strategy, current-state assessment, process improvement, operating model design, and risk mitigation. Experience leading or contributing to workstreams within multi-workstream payroll transformation programs is highly valued. Exposure to Workforce Management tools like Kronos and experience with payroll automation projects and RPA are beneficial.

Experience working with global payroll vendors such as ADP and RAMCO is advantageous. Certifications like FPC, CPP, or PMP are considered a plus. The role requires high integrity, commitment, the ability to manage ambiguity, strong communication and presentation skills, cross-cultural awareness, and adaptability. Willingness to travel nationally and internationally for approved client projects is necessary.