Join EY as a Senior Associate, Payroll Integration in London, Manchester, Glasgow, or Newcastle, working in a flexible environment with globally connected teams. You will collaborate internally and with clients to solve complex technology and data challenges, supporting payroll solution implementations and operational support.
Requirements
At least 2 years of experience working on data integration projects.
Experience in a similar role within the payroll industry or a comparable firm like a Big 4, global consultancy, or financial institution.
Strong skills in core data concepts, payroll data integrations, and project management.
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
No specific degree is explicitly required by the posting.
Skills & Responsibilities
Data integration and automation: Support solution architects in designing and implementing automated payroll data integrations and general ledger outputs.
Project management: Define target outcomes, manage delivery plans, and ensure good project governance.
Client collaboration: Translate business requirements into technical specifications and work with clients to test and refine integration solutions.
Data governance: Collaborate with internal and external parties to ensure payroll data quality, privacy, and security.
Potential transition routes: People from data analyst, payroll specialist, or IT consulting roles may bring technical and stakeholder management skills, alongside meeting the integration experience requirements.
Job description
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join EY and help to build a better working world.
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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