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This Position is for an Implementation Payroll Senior Consultant with a remote work location in Jackson, MS.

Implementation Payroll Service Senior Consultant

The Payroll Implementation Consultant is accountable for Payroll operational leadership, project implementation management, and client relationship management.  This role is also responsible for providing functional leadership and guidance on Alight best practices. Implementation responsibilities will be for a single domain (Payroll) within a broad HR/Payroll implementation. Overall responsibilities span people, project management, processes and technology in order to successfully deliver the Payroll domain implementation plan and services for live date.

Your impact as a Payroll implementation Consultant

Job Responsibilities:

Provides input to planning of work activities related to the Payroll domain within the overall implementation

Manages execution of project plan and deliverables for the Payroll domain

Provides input to requirements calendar

Accountable for the completion of Process Requirements Documents (PRD's)

Plans, schedules, and leads preparation for process requirements sessions

Lead facilitator for PRD discussions with assistance from SAP implementation partner and team Business Analysts (BA's)

Accountable for the development/completion of Internal Acceptance User Acceptance Testing (IAT/UAT) test scenarios and scripts (supported by the Implementation Test Lead)

Accountable for the development/completion of SOP's/Process Flows, including integrated process flows cross domain as needed

Owns staffing management of team, including training plans and onboarding of all team members

Owns and runs domain aligned status update meetings internally and with client ( as applicable)

Primary escalation point between Operations and IT/PMO on risks/issues/solution needs

Coordinates team members, drives action items to resolution, ensures updates to change log for domain occur, participates in issue/solution log discussions

Prepares for and participates in Workday training

Ensures ongoing delivery colleagues have been hired according to the deal model, on-boarded and operations infrastructure is established for live date

Plans, coordinates, and supports the integration of India colleagues into the overall implementation project (as applicable)

Consult/collaborate with internal/external stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities and ensure adoption of service delivery model

Escalates, assess, and/or mitigates (when required) risk/opportunities, including contract compliance, performance/delivery, adherence to Best Practices, standardized procedures & documentation, budget deviations.

You bring knowledge and expertise

Required experience:

HRMS/Payroll implementation experience required (ADP, PeopleSoft, SAP, Workday etc.) SAP  experience a plus

7+ years professional experience in consulting or operational environment

5+ years people management experience, especially at a leveraged-contributor level desired

Familiar with Project Management processes

Ability to work under tight deadlines managing multiple tasks

Ability to understand and analyze the impact of changing priorities and balance resources appropriately

Deep HRMS/Payroll functional and operational knowledge required

Proven ability in partnering with business leadership in the creation and achievement of communication strategies and the ability to communicate effectively with different levels of management and influence multiple stakeholder groups

Proven ability to work effectively with business sponsors to gain necessary resources and support in a highly matrixed organizational structure

Client consulting and coaching experience using highly developed interpersonal, influence, and relationship skills

Ability to travel up to 15%

Preferred experience:

CPP or CPA

Education:

Undergraduate Degree (BA, BBA, B in Business), or equivalent degree or work experience required

By applying for a position with the Company, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Company employment policies. Background checks may include some or all of the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, fingerprint verification, credit check, and/or drug test. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Alight provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and age, disability, veteran, marital, or domestic partner status. Alight is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.

Alight is committed to a diverse workforce as an Employment Equity employer (Women, People with Disabilities, Aboriginal Peoples, and Visible Minorities).

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.