Consultant – HCM (HR & Payroll) *Remote Join the Access Family and see how we make software ideas become a reality! Our core value of ‘Love Work, Love Life, Be You’ has been central to our success and so we’re looking for people to join us who share our passion for making things better every day and help us continue to grow. We are the number one UK headquartered software provider in the UK and are forecasted to grow to a global population of over 12,000 employees by 2026. What are we all about? At Access, we love software and how technology never stays the same. It's this obsession that drives us to work closely across sectors to understand the business needs of our customers - from the Hospitality sector, to Manufacturing industry, to Not for Profit’s to Construction, and many more. We're passionate about helping our customers stay one step ahead of the challenges facing their industry and business, currently helping over 60,000 customers to have the freedom to do more. About you: • Experienced Payroll and HR specialist with a background in processing, managing and implementing Payroll and HR software solutions • Knowledge of Payroll and HR processing life cycle • Accounting and Payroll qualifications • Experience in implementing ERP systems • Knowledge of HMRC PAYE rules • Meticulous and articulate in problem solving and finding solutions using 'Best practice' methods. • Analytical and strategic in approach to delivering HCM Systems • Proficient in numeracy, with an ability to review and understand Payroll and HR specific data. • Good understanding of project management principles and delivering ERP systems • Good data integration and manipulation skills • Strong written-communication skills • Experience in managing customer sensitive data. • Understanding of UK GDPR rules • Strong data reconciliation skills Day-to-day, you will: • Provide consultancy and implement HCM [Human Capital Management] software systems – for Payroll, Human Resources, and Employee Self Service software. • Deliver customer software walkthrough/presentations of end-to-end solutions for HCM modules • Establish customer requirements for HCM module implementation using a defined project delivery methodology. • Train end-users on HCM modules • Maintain responsibility for Payroll/HR Data Collection, verification, validation, and data loading. • Manage payroll/HR data reconciliation and Parallel Payroll Processing • Implement payroll [HCM] system - setup and configure • Manage stakeholders’ expectations. • Work with internal and external project managers • Work diligently to deliver projects within budget and technical scope. • Collaborate with peers and other functional teams to improve the HCM solutions. • Deliver client sessions remotely and on customer sites. • Manage project life cycle and milestones for project completion Your skills and experiences might also include: • Knowledge of UK PAYE Payroll rules and regulations and an understanding of other tax authorities [ROS Ireland] would be advantageous. • Understanding of fundamental Payroll principles • Familiar with processing and maintaining medium to large payrolls • Articulate with verbal and written communications and mathematical skills • Good accounting knowledge and understanding of payroll transactions • Proficient in double-entry bookkeeping and cost accounting • CIPP qualification [Chartered Institute Payroll Professionals] (advantageous) • Understanding of Pension rules and management for Pension Auto-enrolment. • Adept at configuring rules for payroll pay types and working rule agreements. • Understanding of RTI protocols - [HMRC Real Time Information] • Experience in implementing Payroll and Human Resource software systems • Experience managing/processing payrolls - full life cycle - Onboarding through to HMRC submissions. • Strong problem-solving skills. • Experience in comprehending software database table and field details • Confident using Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and other business intelligence tools • Proficient in off-system [manual] payroll calculations • Ability to decipher syntax for coding pay type/item variables for advanced payroll calculation logic. • Knowledge of Construction and House Building sector accounting What does Access offer you? We are a growing software company, and we deliver on what we say we do! We take the development of our people very seriously and we will work with you to carve out your success plan and an opportunity to accelerate your career and make a real difference. On top of a competitive salary, our standard 25 days holiday (which goes up the longer you’re with us), and a matched pension scheme you’ll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We pride ourselves on being an organisation that gives back so you’ll also have a charity day you can take to support something that matters to you. At Access we’re all about helping everyone Love Work and Love Life. Why? Because we believe people can only be their best when they can be themselves. So, if you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t match perfectly, we’d still love to hear from you. You might just be who we are looking for. We love the fact that we’re all different. We believe by having more diverse perspectives at work improves how we run our business, helps us to better support our customers, and when you think about it, it’s just more fun! What’s holding you back? Come and be part of our Amazing Access Family! Love Work. Love Life. Be You.