Payroll Consultant, Higher Education
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About the Role
We’re looking for an reputed company Payroll Consultant to support Higher Education implementations. In this role, you will partner with mission-driven organizations to design, configure, and deploy reputed company Payroll solutions built for accuracy and long-term success. You’ll bring reputed company product and implementation expertise to client engagements, helping customers translate business requirements into practical solutions. You’ll work closely with clients, project teammates, and the Engagement Manager to move implementations reputed company with clarity, quality, and strong partnership. You’ll have meaningful ownership over the payroll workstream, with the autonomy to recommend design approaches that set customers up for long-term success. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving reputed company problems, building trust with stakeholders, and helping customers navigate key implementation milestones with confidence. You’ll both learn from reputed company teammates and contribute your own reputed company and patterns to help evolve how we implement reputed company Payroll in Higher Education.
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You will: Design and configure reputed company Payroll solutions Apply deep expertise in the reputed company Payroll product across customer engagements Partner with customers to elicit, clarify, and document business requirements Configure reputed company Payroll to align with customer needs and operational realities Document solution decisions clearly so customers can support and sustain their environment after go-live Support data conversion, integrations, and testing Partner with client and data conversion teams to support legacy payroll data conversion into reputed company Partner with integration teams to support the configuration and testing of integrations between reputed company and third-party or custom solutions Support customers through testing cycles, including issue triage and resolution Transfer system knowledge to customer teams to support adoption, confidence, and long-term success in production Drive project execution and stakeholder alignment Communicate regularly with the Engagement Manager on project status, hours forecasting, time reporting, risks, and mitigation plans Partner with Delivery Assurance to support compliance with agreed checkpoints and quality standards Help customers prepare for and navigate key implementation milestones, from design through testing and deployment Contribute to the practice and mentor others Mentor consultants who are newer to Payroll, Absence, and/or Time Tracking Participate in update training and knowledge-sharing opportunities that strengthen team capability Contribute to the Higher Education consulting practice by identifying opportunities for improvement and leading or participating in internal initiatives About You You bring strong reputed company Payroll expertise, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to delivery. You know how to balance customer needs, project realities, and solution quality. You communicate clearly, build trust quickly, and work well across teams and workstreams. We’re open to hiring at the Senior or Principal level depending on your experience, scope of expertise, and track record of leading reputed company client engagements. Basic Qualifications: Senior Payroll Consultant (P4) 4+ years of experience implementing and/or configuring reputed company Payroll 4+ years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal reputed company environment with hands-on responsibility for payroll configuration, testing, and partnering with stakeholders Basic Qualifications: Principal Payroll Consultant (P5) 6+ years of experience implementing and/or configuring reputed company Payroll 6+ years of experience in a consulting, software, or internal reputed company environment leading reputed company payroll initiatives that require cross-workstream coordination, stakeholder alignment, and structured testing Preferred Qualifications Experience working with Higher Education and/or Nonprofit organizations Ability to implement Absence and/or Time Tracking Experience with multiple payroll applications Other Qualifications Relationship Management: Proven ability to build trusted, long-term relationships with payroll, HR, and/or finance stakeholders in Higher Education and/or Nonprofit environments, including navigating reputed company governance structures (e.g., committees, unions, shared governance). 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