Payroll Consultant (Norway) - Freelance - 12 Months - Remote

Payroll Consultant - Freelance - 12 Months - Remote Full Time RoleRemote, personal laptop requiredLanguage: English An opportunity for an experience Functional Consultant to join our team as the Pay Implementer working on a new cloud payroll system. You will provide functional consultancy on implementations of the Pay tool within the designated country.The Payroll Implementation Consultant will be fully involved in the whole project lifecycle, including client liaison, confirming requirements & guidance aligned with the Pay tool best practices, completing configuration documents and questionnaires, providing effective configuration & testing of the solution, and supporting other go-live activities.Key Responsibilities

• Client-facing functional lead supporting kick-off and leading functional requirements discussions.• Working with the client to capture payroll configuration information required to finalize Cloud tool Pay workbooks.• Identify deviations from Cloud tool Pay standards (product & processes).• Working closely with Cloud tool’s Product team to complete the configuration of the payroll solution.• Validate payroll solution & integrations as part of the project testing cycles.• Perform data validations in the payroll system.• Coordinate defect resolution with relevant teams.• Knowledge transfer to ongoing application services for payroll solution maintenance.• Input to and updates the project plan.• Support data mapping and data validations across all systems and issue resolutions.• Support integration issues resolution.• Support UAT and parallel testing.• Support data validations across all systems and issue resolutions.• Responsible for workaround definitions and resolutions.• Support and oversee knowledge transfer to Delivery and Operational Payroll teams.

Requirements Experience in a functional consulting/analytical capacity within a payroll outsourcing or payroll software environment.Experience and strong knowledge of the Norwegian payroll and compliance (e.g. tax, legislation etc.)Experience of the Norwegian payroll implementation project lifecycleStrong client-facing communication skills.Ability to articulate and document client requirements.Find creative and simple ways to address client issues or risks.Strong stakeholder management skills and an ability to interact with all levels of business.Propose alternative solutions assessing feasibility and costs.Ability to be proactive and problem-solve.Strong knowledge of MS Office tools including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.Flexibility to support a global and fast paced environment.Attention to detail.Excellent written and verbal skills.