Consultant/Senior Consultant, Payroll Consulting at Deloitte, Birmingham, United Kingdom , £Contract Rate

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Deloitte is renowned in the marketplace for its innovative and collaborative culture, commitment to delivering an outstanding quality of client service and enabling its own people to excel in everything they do.

Deloitte 's breadth and depth of services make it a leading force in its chosen areas of business, and it works with clients who vary from owner-managed businesses to large multinational operations and publicly owned organisations.

Payroll and Workforce Management (PWFM) is a growth area for Deloitte, supporting clients with the digitisation and transformation of their payroll and workforce management functions. Our team includes a variety of professionals, ranging from industry experts, technologists, consultants and project managers, collaborating to deliver exceptional services to our clients.

Over the past year, our team have been involved in a wide variety of projects - examples include:

• Payroll and workforce management current state review and future state strategy design
• Implementation of a payroll system for a large multinational firm
• Review and optimisation of a client 's existing technology landscape
• Project management of an outsourced payroll roll-out for a global manufacturing client
• Technology and transformation implementation to support a client 's global mobility programme
• Review of payroll and technology landscape to develop current and future state process maps for the end-to-end payroll process
• Review of end-to-end payroll processes, incorporating payroll compliance validation against statutory and policy guidelines

PWFM have built alliances with multiple providers, enabling us to create relationships and work with all of the major technology platforms supporting UK and global businesses.

We have an exciting opportunity to support with the development of our workforce management technology practice. We are currently building out a dedicated team to deliver payroll advisory, implementation and staff augmentation projects for a range of clients utilising payroll and workforce management technology.

We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us.

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What brings us all together at Deloitte? It 's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way , serve with integrity , take care of each other , foster inclusion , and collaborate for measurable impact . These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .

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Our Consultants are responsible for managing our teams day-to-day as well as delivering key parts of our client services. As a Consultant, you will use your commercial awareness and professional expertise to deliver the best possible experience and outcomes for our clients.

You will enjoy sharing your knowledge and developing the team, as well as continuing to build your own technical expertise or specialism.

Responsibilities include:

• Able to drive various payroll consulting projects including end to end process reviews and recommendations, short-term staff augmentation projects to support clients with payroll resourcing needs and support with RFP and vendor selection processes
• Takes an active role in pre-sales and bid development
• Support payroll compliance reviews and help ensure adherence to UK and international regulatory requirements
• Assist project managers and change managers in the delivery of payroll transformation projects, including stakeholder engagement and adoption activities
• Ensures that all standards and processes are adhered to for any deliverables produced
• Develops strong relationships with our clients
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, both internally and with client stakeholders
• Drives the agenda for quality of work and ensures that all standards and processes are adhered to for any deliverables produced
• Supports our team presentations at client seminars and works with others on the production of marketing materials
• Contribute to the development of thought leadership and best practice materials
• Take an active role in financials, contracting and take on processes for client projects

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We are looking for a strong team player to join our exciting Payroll and Workforce Management (PWFM) practice. We are a close team with great relationships, regularly collaborating across our workstreams and offices.

Essential skills and experience:

• Experience and understanding of operational payroll delivery within an organisation or by using a payroll vendor to process. Experience of the full annual payroll cycle
• In-depth knowledge of UK regulatory payroll requirements including, but not limited to;
• PAYE, National Insurance Contributions, Student/Post-Graduate Loans, Statutory payments, Pension Auto-enrolment, Apprenticeship Levy, IR35, Gross to Net Calculations, Benefit-in-Kinds, taxability of varying payrolled payments and GDPR regulations
• Understanding of best practices for maintaining data and system security
• Knowledge of varying payroll control standards and how they should be created, tested, maintained and reviewed to comply with client 's audit requirements
• Proficiency in using functions such as VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, SUMIF, COUNTIF, pivot tables, and conditional formatting for data analysis, reconciliation, and reporting.
• Excellent attention to detail skills
• For the preparation of high-quality client presentations and deliverables using Microsoft PowerPoint and other tools
• For manipulation and transformation of large data sets
• Analytical skills used to derive insight from complex and varied information sources and the ability to input into the creation of sound recommendations
• Knowledge and understanding of general payroll business processes and functions dependant on the accuracy of payroll data
• Awareness and understanding of other solutions including but not limited to SAP, Oracle, Workday and / or Dayforce
• Effective prioritisation management and organisational skills
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Strong team-player able to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and build effective relationships with colleagues and clients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentations, meeting minutes, workshop participation, business and report writing - capable of playing an active role in pre-sales and bid development

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience and knowledge of payroll vendors, including, but not limited to SAP, Oracle and/or Workday, is desirable
• Awareness of the workforce management technology landscape
• Adaptable skillset across technologies
• Understanding of payroll implementation frameworks or experience of completing an implementation
• Payroll administration experience for other locations

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Innovation and tax consultancy may not seem to go together, but that 's exactly what you 'll find at Deloitte. We 're constantly seeking the new and working together to push the limits of what 's possible. Discover a new kind of tax career that you can make your own.

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Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your Immediate Family Members are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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Our hybrid working policy

You 'll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That 's why we 'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you 'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You 'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it 's why we 're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we 're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we 'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it 's only when you 're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we 'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it 's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you 'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you 'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you 'll learn how to lead.

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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you 'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You 'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you 'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

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