Pay Implementation Consultant

Summary: The role of Strada Pay Implementation Consultant involves leading payroll project implementations for a prominent organization in China. The consultant will serve as the main client-facing functional lead, ensuring effective communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle. Responsibilities include capturing payroll configuration details, validating solutions, and providing knowledge transfer for ongoing maintenance. This position requires a strong understanding of payroll compliance in China and excellent stakeholder management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the main client-facing functional lead, supporting kick-off and leading functional requirements discussions.
• Work closely with the client to capture payroll configuration details to finalise Strada Pay workbooks.
• Identify deviations from Strada Pay standards, both product and process-related.
• Collaborate with Strada’s Product team to complete payroll solution configurations.
• Validate payroll solutions and integrations during project testing cycles.
• Perform data validations in the payroll system.
• Coordinate defect resolution with relevant teams.
• Provide knowledge transfer to application services for ongoing payroll solution maintenance.
• Input updates to the project plan and assist with data mapping across systems.
• Support UAT and parallel testing processes, ensuring data validation across all systems.
• Define and resolve workarounds as necessary.
• Oversee knowledge transfer to Delivery and Operational Payroll teams.

Key Skills:

• Previous experience in a functional consulting or analytical role within a payroll outsourcing or payroll software environment.
• Strong knowledge of payroll and compliance for China (including tax, legislation, etc.).
• Familiarity with the payroll implementation project lifecycle.
• Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to articulate and document client requirements, while finding creative and simple ways to address client issues or risks.
• Proactive problem-solving ability.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced, global environment with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: China

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other