About the Role

Are you passionate about connecting people, processes, and technology? Do you have a strong understanding of payroll operations, from gross-to-net processing through tax and compliance, and enjoy translating complex business requirements into practical system solutions?

We’re looking for a Payroll Implementation Consultant to join a growing consulting team delivering Human Capital Management (HCM) and Payroll solutions built on Microsoft Dynamics 365. The successful candidate will also play a key role implementing and configuring an innovative in-house payroll platform for enterprise clients.

This is an excellent opportunity to work with global organizations, collaborate with experienced consultants, and contribute to the successful delivery of modern payroll solutions.

What You’ll Bring

• 3-5 years of hands-on payroll experience, including payroll processing, reconciliation, tax, and compliance (U.S. multi-state payroll experience is highly desirable)
• 3-5 years implementing or configuring Payroll and/or HRIS solutions such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, ADP, Workday, Dayforce, SAP SuccessFactors, or similar enterprise platforms
• Experience supporting full payroll implementation lifecycles, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, payroll parallel runs, and go-live support
• Understanding of ERP implementations is advantageous
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills
• SQL knowledge (joins and queries) is beneficial
• Excellent communication, documentation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a customer-focused mindset
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced consulting environment
• Ability to travel approximately 25-30% as required
• Authorization to work in the United States

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end Payroll and HCM implementation projects built on Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Configure and implement an in-house payroll platform tailored to client requirements.
• Gather and document payroll business requirements and translate them into system configurations.
• Configure payroll components including earnings, deductions, tax settings, pay rules, and general ledger mappings.
• Lead payroll workshops and discovery sessions with client stakeholders.
• Support payroll testing, parallel payroll runs, user acceptance testing, and production go-live activities.
• Provide client training and knowledge transfer on payroll processes and system functionality.
• Assist with data migration, integrations, and mapping between enterprise systems.
• Produce functional specifications, configuration documentation, and process documentation.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, solution architects, developers, and client teams throughout implementations.
• Troubleshoot payroll and system issues during implementation and post-go-live support.
• Contribute to solution design, implementation best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support pre-sales activities including solution demonstrations, proposals, and discovery sessions when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Human Resources or Payroll solutions
• Exposure to enterprise payroll integrations
• Experience with enterprise data migration projects
• Consulting or professional services experience is highly desirable

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Luchian Van Der Merwe