Payroll Consultant working remotely within EMEA time zone. My goal is to cure companies' payroll by auditing, troubleshooting, finding the root causes of the issues that the company faces with the payroll. Meanwhile, I will upgrade, train and share knowledge with the current team. As well, I will fix and/or create new processes in order to prevent former issues to occur again.My inputs during a payroll system implementation are:• Create project plans, drive the plan proactively, manage and troubleshoot issues and initiatives• Coordinate relationships with internal functions (HR, Pensions, Benefit teams and Finance) to put implementation plans in place• Maintain continuous dialogue and interaction with all functional areas and ensure accurate and timely communication with all involved parties• Maintain constant, on-going, proactive communication with the payroll bureau to ensure implementation and business as usual success• Perform process mapping and gap analysisDefine system requirements and reporting specifications, manage the data migration, reconciliations, testing and parallel runs through to go live• Write payroll processing notes for any new onboarding payrolls, specifying the full payroll process and procedures ensuring the payroll administration is fully documented• Work closely with the EMEA Payroll Manager to integrate any new payrolls• Planning and prioritizing the work within the department ensuring resource management is considered• Work closely with HR to ensure all people management processes and policies are being adhered to.