Payroll Systems Implementation Consultant

Payroll System Implementation Consultant
Location: Remote with required travel for initial onsite training in Illinois
Hourly rate : W2 - negotiable depending on experience $55+
Employment Type: LongTerm Consulting (12 months)
Jefferson Wells is seeking an experienced consultant to support a payroll system implementation for one of our clients. This longterm role involves contributing to both currentstate cleanup and futurestate design, depending on the consultants background. The engagement begins with onsite training in Illinois, followed by remote work for the remainder of the assignment.
This is an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional with strong accounting, documentation, and testing experience who enjoys being embedded in transformational system initiatives.

• Perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations and assist with cleanup of existing payrollrelated accounts.
• Support documentation of processes, including job guides, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and enduser documentation.
• Assist with defining currentstate workflows and contribute to building futurestate process design as appropriate to your skillset.
• Participate in system testing activitiessuch as UAT, regression testing, and validating data flowsto ensure accurate payroll functionality.
• Contribute to hypercare efforts postgolive, helping troubleshoot issues, answer user questions, and verify stabilization of payroll processes.
• Assist in setting up new balance sheet accounts, reports, and other system components needed for goforward operations.
• Work closely with project teams across Payroll, Finance, HR, and IT to support implementation milestones and ensure readiness for deployment.
• Maintain clear documentation that supports audit needs, process clarity, and longterm system sustainment.

• Handson experience with payroll systems and payroll accounting
• Strong understanding of balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience supporting technology implementations or large system changes required
• Familiarity with testing procedures and defect tracking
• Excellent documentation skills (job aids, SOPs, process maps)
• Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with large ERP environments (HFM experience is a plus)

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

• Dental Plan

• Vision Plan

• Health Savings Account

• Health Flexible Spending Account

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Business Travel Insurance

• 401(k)

* Eligibility requirements apply, including a minimum-hours-worked threshold