Implementation Consultant, Payroll

Vistra; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra iiPay is seeking an experienced Implementation Consultant to lead international payroll implementations for our global client base. You will coordinate with internal teams and external partners to gather requirements and deliver accurate payroll configurations.

The role requires strong project management, data coordination, and communication skills, with experience in ISAE 3402/SSAE 16 environments and a proven track record of delivering projects on schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll processes and their systems.
• Experience with international clients (FTSE & Fortune 500).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage workloads in a global environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Project Set-up – kick off meetings, project plans, implementation packs.
• Client and Project Management – support review calls, coordinate project streams, manage scope changes.
• Payroll Process – define and set-up client payroll processes and data needs.
• Local Registration Management – work with local country payroll partners to complete registrations.
• Payment and Banking Process Definition – coordinate with treasury, partners, and client.
• System set-up and parallel payroll process – configure interfaces and reports.
• Go-live transition – handover to operations team.
• Sign-off and documentation – capture client needs and processes.

Skills

Data coordination

Communication

Payroll processes

International clients

Project delivery

Regulated environment

Job description

Job Title: Implementation Consultant, Payroll

Posting Start Date: 10/12/26

Job Description

Are you a Payroll Professional looking for an exciting opportunity to be a leader within a highly successful global payroll services business? Are you an experienced payroll professional who understands the requirements for building payrolls? Are you looking to take your career to the next level with your expert knowledge and experience and drive success through our values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Diversity and Community? Do you have a strong work ethic, global mindset and the desire to help build a great culture?

Vistra iiPay has a unique opportunity for a highly experienced and motivated Implementation Consultant who wants to be part of this rapidly expanding business, understanding the client’s requirements to develop their international payrolls and achieve our goal of ‘Paying the Planet’. The role can be based in Hungary, Romania or Poland.

Role Overview

Our highly motivated and engaged team members are at the heart of our success! The implementation team works alongside the project management team to configure and deliver international payroll implementations for our global client base. The role also involves working closely with every department within iiPay to ensure the technical requirements are understood and everyone is aligned for an accurate and timely delivery. The Implementation Consultant may also be required to liaise with our third-party local payroll partners to ensure they are equipped to support us once the implementation passes to live payroll processing.

Key Objectives and Responsibilities

• Project Set-up– working with the internal project team, clients and our local country payroll partners, to organise and run kick off meetings, create project plans and deliver implementation packs.
• Client and Project Management– Support project review calls (internal and external), co-ordinating and delivering on the project streams. Manage any changes to the scope of work and delivery schedule
• Payroll Process– Define and set-up the agreed client payroll processes, establishing all of the payroll and data needs.
• Local Registration Management– Work with the local country payroll partners to conclude all local registration processes for the client.
• Payment and Banking Process Definition– Work with the iiPay treasury team, the payroll partner and client to agree and set-up all payment and banking processes
• System set-up and parallel payroll process– define, agree and configure all interfaces, reports and systems configurations to successfully deliver the parallel payroll processes
• Go-live transition– work with the iiPay operations team and client account manager to transition the payroll at go live to the operations team.
• Sign-off and documentation– Work with the client to sign-off the project and document all of the client specific needs and processes.

What we are looking for in you

• Ability to demonstrable data coordination skills
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage time critical tasks and to assign responsibilities to third party organisations
• Experience of using or managing payroll processes and their associated systems,
• Experience of working with international clients both small and large (FTSE & Fortune 500), demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly and gain trust with your client contacts.
• Highly motivated and driven professional individual with proven track record of delivering projects on time with high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Experience of working within a regulated (ISAE 3402 / SSAE 16) service delivery environment

The successful applicant will ideally have experience in payroll or human capital management implementation. They should have the ability to become a systems expert and have experience of managing and prioritising workloads. They should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, both verbal and written, and possess a keen attention to detail. They will be required to work in a global environment, with clients that have an expectation of service excellence.