Oracle HCM Functional Consultant (Payroll, Absence, Compensation & Benefits) - SC Clearance

International Business Machines Corporation; Abbots Worthy; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical

Dental & Optical cover

Employee Assistance Program

Group pension via salary sacrifice

Job summary

IBM Consulting UK FutureNow is seeking a Senior Consultant to join a client-facing project team. You will contribute across the full lifecycle—from requirements analysis to solution design and deployment—and help develop proposals and Oracle Cloud capabilities.

Expect travel to client sites and cross-functional collaboration. You will leverage strong knowledge of Oracle Payroll Cloud, UK payroll regulations, and HCM modules to deliver value for medium-to-large enterprises, while working in a

Qualifications

• Experience delivering Oracle Payroll Cloud applications.
• Multiple complete Oracle Cloud implementation cycles.
• Experience in requirement analysis, design documentation and configuration.
• Experience with interface design, development and testing.
• Strong client-facing communication and management skills.
• Understanding of HCM, Payroll modules and related UK requirements.
• Ability to travel to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all phases of the consulting lifecycle and proposal development.
• Work with peers to design, configure and deploy Oracle Cloud solutions.
• Ensure project deliverables meet client and IBM standards.

Skills

Oracle Payroll Cloud

Solution Design

Requirements Analysis

Client facing

HCM/Payroll knowledge

UK payroll legislation

Forecasting/Delivery management

System integration

Project life cycle delivery

Pre-sales / proposals

Job description

As a Senior Consultant working as an integral part of a project team, you will contribute to all phases of the consulting lifecycle. You will play a customer-facing role and be involved in Requirement Analysis, Business Process Documentation & Solution Design. You will work with and support your peers to develop, configure and deploy the solution, and ensure project processes and deliverables in your area are met. In addition to project related activities, you will also contribute to proposal development, demonstrating the application to potential customers and play an important role in building our Oracle Cloud capabilities and offerings.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Up to 10 Years of functional experience delivering Oracle Payroll Cloud Applications.
• Multiple full Oracle Cloud Implementations cycles
• Demonstrated experience in Solution Design, Requirements Analysis, Functional Design Configuration Documentation, Troubleshooting and Integration Architecture
• Experience working with technical teams for Interface design, development and testing
• Ability to multi-task and to work independently
• Strong client facing, communication and client management skills
• A good understanding of Application Implementation methodologies
• Ability to travel to client sites
• Demonstrable functional skills:
• Has excellent knowledge of designing and configuring Oracle Payroll solutions including; payroll elements, fast formula, pension schemes & absence schemes.
• Sound understanding of related modules; Absence, Time & Labour, Compensation
• Has excellent, up to date knowledge of UK payroll legislative requirements including; PAYE and NI, Pensions Automatic Enrolment, Salary Sacrifice, statutory absence payments and RTI.
• Has strong client facing / consultancy experience
• Has proven, full lifecycle implementation experience of delivering Oracle based HCM solutions to medium and large enterprise clients
• This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personal Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NVS) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV).
• Preferred technical and professional experience Experience working with technical teams for Interface design, development and testing.
• Good domain knowledge of HCM and Payroll modules, with demonstrable knowledge of Absence and Time & Labour
• Leading project implementations
• Oracle Cloud Implementation Certification(s).
• Experience in Oracle Cloud Implementations and integrating them with other on premise or cloud applications.
• A good understanding of the broader Oracle Cloud functional areas e.g. Finance, HCM and Payroll, SCM, CX, Logistics.
• Good knowledge of the reporting and analytical tools available as part of Oracle Cloud.
• Some experience in pre-sales activities such as contributing to proposals, conducting Proof of Concepts & Configuring Sand-box environments for functional demonstrations.
• At IBM Consulting UK FutureNow, you'll build a career at the forefront of hybrid cloud and AI, working with leading clients across the public and private sectors.

You'll collaborate with top industry professionals, gain hands on experience with cutting edge technologies, and deliver solutions that create real business impact. From day one, you'll work on meaningful, high profile programmes that stretch your skills and accelerate your growth. We invest heavily in you-supporting continuous learning, in demand skills development, and long term career progression. You'll thrive in a flexible, inclusive environment that values curiosity, encourages reinvention, and recognises what makes you unique.

• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group pension plan through salary sacrifice.