Tax Senior Manager - EDGE/Global Payroll Operate (GPO) - Client Solution and Implementation

Tax Senior Manager - EDGE/Global Payroll Operate (GPO) - Client Solution and Implementation

Location: Miami

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: Oct 2, 2024

Requisition ID: 1542540

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Location: Miami, Birmingham, Phoenix, Tucson, Rogers, Palo Alto, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Westlake Village, Irvine, Los Angeles, Denver, Stamford, Chicago, Hartford, Hoboken, Orlando, Jacksonville, Boca Raton, Tallahassee, Tampa, Alpharetta, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Kansas City, Wichita, Salt Lake City, Louisville, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Baltimore, Boston, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Minneapolis, St Louis, Las Vegas, Iselin, Buffalo, Raleigh, Charlotte, Toledo, Akron, Cincinnati, Columbus, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Portland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Providence, Greenville, Nashville, McLean, Memphis, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, New York, Fort Worth, Richmond, Seattle, Washington, Charleston, Milwaukee.

The opportunity

Our Global Payroll Operate practice focuses on helping our clients effectively manage their global payroll needs proactively and responsibly in 150+ countries. Our quality service and technical network enable you to help clients reduce inefficiencies, mitigate risk and drive process improvement within their payroll functions.

Your key responsibilities

• Act as the global project manager for large-sized clients and implementations, which will require strong ownership, project management, issue and risk controls, decisions tracking, status reporting and deliverable management.
• Provide governance oversight to global implementation managers of small or medium size clients.
• Manage project escalations and ask/refer to global or area implementation leaders for help.
• Know and utilize global implementation methodology and payroll leading practices.
• Be involved in thought leadership development.
• Provide/drive innovation and continuous improvement for our EY global payroll tools.
• Act as a solution architect during the implementation of certain clients.
• Identify opportunities to improve our project delivery tools and templates.
• Leverage Global Payroll Operate tools, technology, methodology and processes.
• Coach and mentor junior implementation team members.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Ability to implement centrally managed global outsourcing model, leveraging the global payroll tools.
• Manage client relationship and become trust advisor for the client.
• Able to proactively monitor and control risks.
• Managing, coaching and developing a team of manager, senior and staff professionals.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
• Experience in building and managing senior client relationships.
• Experience in large SAP US Payroll implementation will be a plus.
• Solution architect experience in large HR and Payroll implementations.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Bachelor's degree and relevant post-graduate qualification, preferably with an emphasis in Sciences, Business or Finance.
• Twelve or more years of relevant payroll project and/or project management experience.
• Approved technical certification is required (PMP is a plus).
• Large HR and Payroll implementation project experience by working with major technology vendors.
• Strong numbers acumen, including analytical abilities and knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent managerial, organizational and verbal/written communication skills.
• Willingness to travel as needed, and working in a balanced hybrid environment.

What we look for

We're interested in professionals with the drive to take on new responsibilities and projects. You'll also have the opportunity to achieve your potential by being given professional development opportunities and experiences with clients across geographies.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

EY is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis.