Hcm & Payroll Functional Manager

Description:

An opportunity has arisen for a HCM & Payroll Functional Manager to join the team at Galliford Try within our Group Services Division.

Ideally, you will based in or around the Hinckley area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

 Management / mentoring of two Internal HCM and Payroll Functional Consultants fostering a collaborative and growth-orientated work environment. 
 Manage and support Oracle HR and Payroll implementation projects, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing and deployment. 
 Interpret functional requirements and be able to deliver a technical design for build internally or with a support partner either on-shore or off-shore 
 Applying subject expertise in evaluating business operations and processes. 
 Identifying areas where technical solutions would improve business performance including the mitigation of risk and adherence to Oracle best practice. Drive adoption rather than adaptation of the solution. 
 Consulting across business operations, providing mentorship, and contributing specialized knowledge. 
 Recommending technical solutions and determining software development requirements. 
 Providing subject expertise and guidance during the software development life cycle. 
 Overseeing the development, testing, and implementation of technical solutions. Including weekly critical patches and quarterly releases. 
 Support key testing periods identifying additional resource requirements to deliver change as required – Particularly around tax patch releases. 
 Determining whether technical solutions meet defined requirements. 
 Verifying technical reference information, including user guides, training manuals, and system requirements. 
 Ensuring accurate representation of expertise prior to the distribution of technical solutions to end-users. 
 Documenting processes and disseminating information to all relevant stakeholders. 
 Troubleshoot and resolve HCM & Payroll issues managed in the Groups incident management system SNOW 
 Deliver where appropriate presentations to the Business detailing new functionality and best practices 

About You:

 At least 3 years’ experience of managing a Functional Team providing Business as Usual support and delivery of quarterly release. 
 Strong Customer handling skills and ability to lead and mentor team members. 
 Ability to drive hands-on process improvement as a member of the team but take individual responsibility for continual improvement. 
 Strong communication skills and ability to translate business requirements into design documents 
 Able to work under pressure and prioritise conflicting requirements to meet deadlines. 
 Excellent organisational and time management skills. 
 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to acquire, absorb and apply complex business knowledge to problems quickly. 
 Documentation – This requires a high standard of literacy, correct use of the English language ensuring clarity. Attention to detail and accuracy is key. This is the single biggest contributor to effective and successful business analysis and a key requirement of this role. 
 Business Domain – Knowledge of the Construction Industry, reporting and analytics, payroll concepts, Fusion Support and HCM. Knowledge and experience in the business domain relevant to the project. 
 Business Process Management – the ability to recommend the best solution and understand and analyse business processes. Modelling and analysing the 'as-is' business processes and business rules in scope and then the 'to-be'. Prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines is essentials as well as the ability to anticipate issues and respond to unforeseen changes. 
 Technology Awareness – It is imperative to possess the ability to understand how IT systems and technology can help solve Business problems. 
 A collaborative approach to decision making and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the business. 
 Travel to various business locations will be required so a full UK driving licence would be necessary. 
 Previous project management experience and a working knowledge of project development methods like Waterfall and Agile would be advantageous. 
 Educated to degree level (preferably) in one of the following subjects: 
 Business Information Systems, Business Management, Computing and Systems Development or Computer science 
 Or Professional qualification in Human Resources and/or Payroll. 
 Good working knowledge of word and excel with the ability to produce pivot tables and create macros. 
 Must have 5+ years’ experience supporting a large complex business as a functional / technical consultant across HCM and Payroll modules. 
 Must have delivered continual improvement of Oracle Fusion HCM and Payroll modules managing the opt-in quarterly release process across at least 8 cycles. 
 Expert knowledge of Fast Formulas is required obtained through personal delivery of Payroll solutions.