Tax Manager - Global Payroll Operate - Implementations - open location

$103,900 - $180,300/Yr

Ernst & Young - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Manager

Chicago, IL

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. Our Global Payroll Operate practice focuses on helping our clients effectively manage their global payroll needs proactively and responsibly in over 150 countries. 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, supervising the design, implementation, and smooth transition to new global payroll operate models for our medium and large clients. You will also drive or support our efforts in continuous innovation, building our next generation payroll solutions, and enhancing our project delivery tools. 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. Your role will require strong ownership, project management, issue and risk controls, decisions tracking, status reporting, and deliverable management. You will be involved in thought leadership development and will coach and mentor junior implementation team members. The position demands a proactive approach to problem-solving and attention to detail, as well as the ability to implement a centrally managed global outsourcing model, leveraging global payroll tools to provide clients with greater control, visibility, and compliance for their global payroll. In this role, you will manage project escalations and refer to senior implementation team members for assistance when necessary. You will also identify opportunities to improve our project delivery tools and templates, ensuring that our clients receive an integrated, consistent, quality service that unlocks the potential of the payroll function across the entire process.

Responsibilities

• Lead global payroll implementations for medium 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 team members for assistance.
• Utilize global methodology payroll leading practices.
• Coach and mentor junior implementation team members.
• Support the sales process related to central implementation.
• Identify opportunities to improve project delivery tools and templates.

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 working with major technology vendors such as ADP, Oracle, SAP, Workday.
• Strong analytical skills and knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills.
• Project management experience with large HR/Payroll projects.
• Candidates with active PMP certification are strongly preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Project management professional (PMP) certification.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package based on performance.
• Medical and dental coverage.
• Pension and 401(k) plans.
• Flexible vacation policy allowing you to decide how much vacation time you need.
• Time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence.
• Support and coaching from engaging colleagues in the industry.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.