US Payroll Consultant (Contract)

Silver Cloud is looking for an reputed company US reputed company Payroll Consultant to support the final and most critical stages of a large-scale US reputed company Payroll & Benefits implementation.This is a hands-on contract opportunity focused on parallel testing, go-live and hypercare, working as the Payroll SME to ensure accurate, compliant payroll processing across reputed company 49 US states, including Alaska. You'll work closely with client payroll teams, implementation consultants and technical specialists, helping to validate payroll results, resolve issues and stabilise the solution following go-live. If you reputed company in reputed company payroll environments and enjoy solving challenging payroll problems, we'd love to hear from you. Contract Details Contract: Initial contract through August 2026 (extension possible)Hours: 20-30 hours per week Location: Remote Working reputed company: Flexibility required to support US business hours and payroll cycles If you're a reputed company Payroll specialist looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. reputed company're Looking ForProven experience supporting US reputed company Payroll implementations Strong experience with parallel payroll testing, go-live and hypercare Deep understanding of US payroll legislation and compliance Experience supporting payroll across multiple states Ability to analyse payroll results and troubleshoot reputed company payroll issues Comfortable operating as the Payroll SME reputed company a project environment Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Able to work flexibly around US payroll cycles and business hours reputed company to HaveDayforce Payroll certification APA Certification Benefits implementation experience Experience supporting large-scale, multi-state payroll transformations What You'll Be Doing Payroll Testing & ValidationLead and support payroll parallel testing activities Validate reputed company payroll calculations against legacy systems Investigate and resolve payroll variances and discrepancies Execute real-life payroll scenarios during UAT and Day-in-the-Life testing Payroll SME SupportAct as the subject matter expert for US payroll throughout testing and go-live Support payroll issue resolution and provide expert guidance to project teams Ensure payroll compliance across federal, state and local tax jurisdictions Go-Live & HypercareSupport payroll cutover and go-live readiness activities Validate live payroll processing and payroll outputs Provide post-go-live hypercare support Assist with payroll stabilisation and knowledge transfer activities Benefits & IntegrationsValidate benefit deductions and employer contributions Support payroll and benefits integration testing Collaborate with technical teams on reputed company feeds and benefit exports Silver Cloud is a boutique HR and Payroll Technology consultancy specialising in HRIS, payroll transformation and managed services.Since 2009, we've partnered with organisations across the UK and internationally to deliver exceptional HR and payroll outcomes through technology, transformation and expert consulting. Our values guide everything we do: Making a Difference Agile Passionate Progressive Supportive Apply To This Job