People Consulting-Payroll Implementation and Consulting-Senior

EY; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

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Job summary

EY GDS – Payroll Senior Consultant in Pune is sought to lead payroll transformation programs for global clients. You will gather business requirements, validate processes, and assist with solution design and configuration across EY’s distributed teams.

The role requires deep payroll domain expertise, strong communication skills, and the ability to work across multiple time zones. Travel may be required for client engagements.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll operations, transformation and consulting is required.
• Masters degree or MBA is preferred for senior advisory roles.
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems and process mapping.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll transformation projects for global clients with EY teams.
• Gather requirements, validate processes and support solution design.
• Manage activities, track risks, and provide status updates to leadership.
• Create payroll process maps, data mapping and test scenarios.
• Support integration testing, UAT, cutover and post-go-live stabilization.
• Develop future-state payroll operating models and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure timely, quality deliverables.
• Provide subject-matter expertise across payroll domains.

Skills

Integrity

Ambiguity management

Communication skills

Cross-cultural awareness

Energy/adaptability

Travel readiness

Education

Master’s degree in Finance/HR or MBA

Tools

Workday

ADP

Dayforce

SAP

Oracle PeopleSoft

Job description

People Consulting-Payroll Implementation and Consulting-Senior

Location: Pune

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Requisition ID: 1752370

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

EY- GDS – Consulting – People Consulting (PC), Payroll – Senior Consultant

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About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Client service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.

Enablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.

Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

The opportunity

We are looking for Senior Consultants with expertise in Payroll to join the PC team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of a leading global professional services organisation whilst being instrumental in the growth of the PC team.

Your key 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

What we look for

• 8–10 years of experience in payroll operations, transformation and consulting
• 5–7 years of consulting experience, including global payroll advisory, implementation or transformation engagements
• Master’s degree in Finance/HR or full time MBA
• Experience in delivering payroll implementation and transformation programs, as part of a global distributed team
• Strong functional understanding of one or more payroll technology platforms, including Workday, ADP, Dayforce, SAP or Oracle PeopleSoft
• Experience of working in a consulting environment on global client projects
• Experience in managing a team of 2-4 individuals; providing advice and guidance on client projects in subject matter areas

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

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