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KPMG International Cooperative; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking an Engagement Manager in Manchester to lead high-quality Payroll & Time Management projects. You will optimize HR processes, provide Payroll advice, and manage client interactions. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in delivering payroll solutions, a strong understanding of SuccessFactors, and excellent stakeholder management skills. This role offers hybrid working opportunities post-probation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering Employee Central Payroll & Time programmes for 5+ projects.
• Advanced understanding of SuccessFactors, Payroll & S4 Hana HCM components.
• Experience in transformation projects and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Payroll & Time Management projects.
• Provide specialist Payroll advice and optimise processes.
• Advise clients on SuccessFactors & Payroll integration.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Configuration of SAP SuccessFactors

Agile methodologies

Job description

Responsibilities

• As an Engagement Manager, lead the delivery of high-quality Payroll & Time Management deployment projects
• Provide specialist EC Payroll advice and work closely with the client leads to optimise processes and maximise the benefits of HR, through optimal solution design and configuration.
• Advise clients on the transformational aspects of SuccessFactors & Payroll in relation to HR operating model, service delivery, and relevant HR process execution, e.g. Employee Central, Time Management & Payroll
• Contribute to business development and sales initiatives including bid, proposal and contract / commercial negotiations with our SuccessFactors & Payroll clients
• Lead the growth of the HR practice through sharing knowledge, developing thought leadership and supporting the career aspirations of team members
• Advise on technical integration of the SuccessFactors application with other client and 3rd party applications such as payroll, benefits and finance systems
• Advise on data migration and data integrity as part of the deployment engagement
• Lead the implementation of Payroll programs for our clients
• In addition to client delivery, this role will contribute to the strategic growth of our payroll capability, with a focus on Employee Central Payroll (ECP). You will help shape our go-to-market offerings, build reusable assets and accelerators, and support the development of internal capability through mentoring and knowledge sharing. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in expanding our ECP footprint and driving innovation in cloud-based payroll solutions.

Role Dimensions

Leadership & Management: Expected to be a role model to the wider team by showcasing our values and principles, leading from the front and by example. Assisting with goal development and coaching of staff to enable the growth of the junior management team within our practice. Stakeholder Interaction & challenges: Liaise with stakeholders across the People practice, cross collaborating with other teams, ensuring opportunities are shared and explored to maximise our offering to clients.

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Duration: Permanent. Location: Newcastle (hybrid working of 2 days working from home per week available upon successful completion of probation).

Qualifications

• Proven experience successfully delivering Employee Central Payroll & Time programmes for 5+ end-to-end deliveries.
• Advanced functional understanding of SuccessFactors, Payroll & S4 Hana HCM components, including configuration experience of Employee Central Payroll and other modules.
• Experience in HR leading transformation projects, leading workstreams and managing teams, having held Delivery, Functional or Team Lead roles for 5+ end-to-end deliveries.
• Demonstrable knowledge of HR processes, and how they map to all key SuccessFactors modules - hire to retire. Additionally with newer HR processes/capabilities in skills and AI.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills owned key client leadership relationships during previous deliveries.
• Comfortable with agile and waterfall methods of working, including leverage SAP tools/accelerators to support deliveries. Preferably with awareness and experience using non-SAP tools to streamline delivery. For example, configuration, data migration.
• Excellent documentation, reporting and presentation skills
• Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues, and synthesize large amounts of information
• Experience in a functional and/or technical role in a business or systems delivery environment preferably in the HR sector, experienced solution architecting including all technical aspects - environments, data, integration, module phasing, reporting/analytics cutover and go-live planning.
• Experience producing project deliverables (business requirements, functional specs, configuration document, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrices etc.)
• Ability to effectively transfer knowledge and flex the approach according to the situation
• Ability to learn technology quickly through instruction and experience
• Proven ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with varying team members
• Experience as a configuration expert and/or project manager of enterprise software deployments
• Travel required (up to 80%)