Payroll Implementation Project Manager Global Payroll Operate - Implementations - open location

$103,900 - $180,300/Yr

Ernst & Young - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time - Manager

Phoenix, AZ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

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. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. The exceptional EY experience. It's yours to build. EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities. Our Global Payroll Operate practice focuses on helping our clients effectively manage their global payroll needs proactively and responsibly in 150+ countries. Our quality service and technical network enable you to help clients reduce inefficiencies, mitigate risk and drive process improvement within their payroll functions. We believe that by managing clients' payroll obligations, we can make a critical difference, and you'll be at the heart of this mission. As a Manager in Payroll Operate focused on implementation, you will help lead global payroll implementations. You will supervise the design, implementation and smooth transition to new global payroll operate model for our medium and large clients. You will also drive or support our effort in continuous innovation, building our next generation payroll solutions, and enhance our project delivery tools. Capabilities include medium to large payroll project management, risk control, process design and procedure documentation. Governance of payroll implementation is key, and you will lead the global country teams utilizing our one global methodology throughout our global payroll implementation life cycle to mitigate project risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead global payroll implementations for mid-sized to large clients.
• Supervise the design and implementation of new global payroll operate models.
• Drive continuous innovation and enhance project delivery tools.
• Manage project escalations and refer to senior implementation team members for assistance.
• Utilize global methodology payroll leading practices.
• Develop thought leadership in payroll operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery tools and templates.
• Coach and mentor junior implementation team members.
• Support sales processes related to central implementation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and relevant post-graduate qualification, preferably in Sciences, Business or Finance.
• Eight or more years of relevant payroll project and/or project management experience.
• Experience with large HR and Payroll implementation projects with major technology vendors (e.g., ADP, Oracle, SAP, Workday).
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and communication skills.
• Project management experience with large HR/Payroll projects.
• Active PMP certification preferred.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP qualification from the Society for Human Resource Management.
• Certified Payroll Professional designation from the American Payroll Association.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in business administration.
• EY Tech MBA.
• Project management professional (PMP) certification.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package based on performance.
• Medical and dental coverage.
• Pension and 401(k) plans.
• Flexible vacation policy allowing employees to decide vacation time based on personal circumstances.
• Paid time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence.