Senior Associate, Payroll Integration, London/Manchester/Glasgow

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The opportunity

Our team of payroll technology, data and transformation professionals help organisations tackle some of their biggest technology and data challenges as they transition payroll services to EY and transform for the digital age. As demand grows for our innovative services, we are looking for an experienced consultant to join us.

Our team delivers services in two core areas:

• Data services covering areas such as data integration, process automation and data transformation including delivery of bespoke data management solutions.
• Technology solutions delivery, which utilise EY’s technology assets to deliver managed service engagements on a multi-year basis

You'll have opportunities to be part of cross-border, multi-disciplinary teams and to work with tax, technology, data, and payroll specialists to deliver industry leading services.

You will also benefit from all that working at EY has to offer including support for flexible working, career development and competitive benefits options. See the “What working at EY offers” section below for more details.

Your key responsibilities

In your role you will collaborate both internally and with our clients to understand and solve problems through the application of a wide range of technology skills

Examples for Payroll Solution Implementations

• Support EY’s solution architects in designing data integrations for our payroll clients
• Implement our automated data integrations solutions
• Work with our clients to test and refine the implementation of our integration solutions
• Collaborate with internal and external parties to ensure payroll data quality, privacy and security

Examples for Payroll Operational Support

• Support delivery of existing EY technology assets to clients under our managed service model
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Work with EY teams around the world to support delivery of EY’s technology assets

General

• Project management including defining target outcomes and delivery plans
• Coach, support and collaborate with team members, helping build an inclusive culture and high performing team within payroll operate
• Contribute to business development and continuous improvement activities

Skills and attributes for success

Skills

At least two of these:

• Strong fundamentals in core data concepts, methods, tools and how they can be applied to transform businesses processes
• Experience in implementing payroll data integrations
• Understanding of business requirements gathering and design, particularly with a technology overlay

And all of these:

• Project management skills (planning, documentation, etc) and understanding of good project governance.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.)
• Experience in designing and producing payroll general ledger outputs

Attributes

• Self-starter, that takes ownership of their work, asks insightful questions and desires to provide excellent client service
• Ability to cope with ambiguity, bring clarity to complex, multi-faceted scenarios and drive forward progress via actionable decisions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• At least 2 years’ experience working on data integration projects
• Experience of a similar role within the payroll industry or a comparable firm to EY (e.g. Big 4, global consultancy, financial institution), preferably with experience of managing external client stakeholders
• A willingness to travel within the UK (on some occasions you may be required to travel internationally to support delivery of engagements and projects)

Ideally, you’ll also have some of the following:

• Working knowledge and experience in using one or more Cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud is a plus
• Familiarity with automation and data technologies (e.g. RPA, ETL tools, visual analytics)

Please note we are hiring in the following locations:

• London
• Manchester
• Glasgow

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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