Summary: The Japanese ERP Payroll Implementation Consultant role involves providing functional consultancy for the implementation of a cloud-based payroll solution within a designated country. The consultant will engage in the entire project lifecycle, including client interactions, configuration, testing, and go-live support. This position requires expertise in payroll processes and compliance, as well as strong communication skills to liaise with clients and internal teams. The role is remote and is offered on a freelance contract basis for a duration of 12 months.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client-facing functional lead supporting kick-off and leading functional requirements discussions.
• Working with the client to capture payroll configuration information required to finalize ERP workbooks.
• Identify deviations from ERP standards (product & processes).
• Working closely with our client's Product team to complete the configuration of the payroll solution.
• Validate payroll solution & integrations as part of the project testing cycles.
• Perform data validations in the payroll system.
• Coordinate defect resolution with relevant teams.
• Knowledge transfer to ongoing application services for payroll solution maintenance.
• Input to and updates the project plan.
• Support data mapping and data validations across all systems and issue resolutions.
• Support integration issues resolution.
• Support UAT and parallel testing.
• Support data validations across all systems and issue resolutions.
• Responsible for workaround definitions and resolutions.
• Support and oversee knowledge transfer to Delivery and Operational Payroll teams.

Key Skills:

• Experience in a functional consulting/analytical capacity within a payroll outsourcing or payroll software environment.
• Experience and strong knowledge of the specified country's payroll and compliance (e.g. tax, legislation etc.).
• Experience of the payroll implementation project lifecycle.
• Strong client-facing communication skills.
• Ability to articulate and document client requirements.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Akiruno

Country: Japan

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other