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Tax Payroll - Global Payroll – Implementation Senior
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GDS Hungary - Budapest
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. If you have good payroll knowledge and experience and you have good English/European/Asian language skills, you might be the one that we are looking for!
Implementation Senior – This is an exciting role in our fast-growing payroll team within EY. The successful candidate will be part of the Implementation team with responsibility for delivery of high quality and timely implementations for new clients.
The opportunity
We are currently seeking high potential Implementation Senior to deliver exceptional client service and enable the continued growth of Payroll Operate Services practice. You will develop your career by teaming with other professionals to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders, and in doing so, you will play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. An in-depth understanding of Payroll life cycle and BPO/ shared services environment is required.
Your key responsibilities
- The Implementation Senior in the Payroll Operate services will play a strategic role in supporting the Manager and GCR leadership in executing the vision for the build out of new implementations for EY GDS.
- The role provides subject matter expertise, project management, and coordination and support to local (UK) Payroll operation teams to ensure our payroll service is fit for purpose. The role supports the initiatives of the Global Payroll engagements. Responsible for implementation delivery support in conjunction with EY’s engagement leaders and partners globally.
- Provide outstanding contribution/support to consulting with engagement teams on all compliance and reporting activities.
Responsibilities
Responsible for partnering with the Global Payroll engagement teams to drive GDS Implementation Projects for UK Payroll.
- Establishes and manages the client implementation project in coordination with various teams across locations to ensure target dates are met.
- Interact with clients to understand their Payroll / HR needs and develop requirements to ensure the implementation is completed on time to the highest quality.
- To perform Data Migration Consultant role, advising clients at various intervals as part of the role requirement.
- Support your Manager/Team in meeting the project timelines and participate and drive project management activities (plan, analyse etc) and document client requirements. Liaise and agree dates with other teams and monitor project progress.
- Works with third party teams and project managers where required.
- Accurately documents the proposed payroll functionality and first draft procedures.
- To Organise and conduct client system training where required
- Co-ordinate’s data take-on, parallel and first live runs with the client and the relevant internal departmental teams.
- Co-ordinates follow-up with relevant EY departments post implementation.
- Co-ordinate’s system set up and configuration.
- Build and manage multi-disciplinary functions (process & technology) that can successfully operationalize the end-to-end engagement lifecycle of the Finance and Accounting operations.
- Strong understanding and proven abilities of executing Global Payroll industry standards and market landscape that will determine the value proposition and competitive advantage for the shared service hub.
What we look for
We are looking for candidates with core expertise and proven experience in Implementation of UK Payroll and who can work well with global teams.
- Conducts a thorough analysis of clients' payroll & HR needs to establish specific calculation rules, reporting and interface requirements.
- Develops a project plan using Microsoft Project.
- Compiles as required the payroll requirements detailing each payroll element, its calculation and usage, pay slip description, reports, electronic output/CSV file and interfaces.
- Compiles a UK Payroll Procedure/ Manual in conjunction with MS and the client, detailing the format that data will be received in, deadlines, process flows, payroll-processing schedules etc.
- Obtains formal client sign off for the project plan, Payroll Requirements and Payroll Procedures Manual.
- Liaises with the Data Migration consultants to determine the appropriate method and conversion of data files in consultation with the Technical Consultant if required to ensure the accurate mapping and standardization of data.
- Schedule time to work to convert and Migrate data.
- Schedule time to work on parallel payroll runs.
- Ensures that the project is running to established time scales and attends project meetings with the client to discuss progress and critical issues.
- Provides progress reports to the client and internally as required.
- Communicates critical issues and risks to appropriate team members.
- Performs other duties as required.
- Supports other Implementation teams as and when required.
- Strong client and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
- Good Project management skills
Additionally,
- A payroll certification (CIPP) will be a plus, but not necessary
- Expertise in VBA/Macro would be added advantage though not mandatory.
Skills and attributes for success
6 to 8 years of experience in Payroll implementation for multiple clients- CIPP certification will be advantage.
- Thorough understanding on the UK Payroll compliance and statutory requirements.
- Expatriate payroll understanding is required.
- Proven ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, in English in a clear and concise manner
- Good at project and stakeholder management.
- Familiar with reporting monthly metrics to clients.
- Should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Science
- Previous experience in handling high volume payroll implementation and experience of managing multiple clients
- Experience in Microsoft Office suite of products –Advanced excel
- Experience in personnel and people management, including supervision and team building
- Proven ability to work effectively either as an individual or member of a team and relate effectively with staff on all levels.
- Open to work in different shift timings
- Passion for Service Excellence, being Proactive & Positive
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/ agendas concurrently
- Setting high standards for quality and quantity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Analytically minded with strong attention to detail
- Demonstrates an ability to learn and think quickly
- Ability to work in a fast-paced pressurized environment
What we offer
EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.
- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.
Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.
Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.
