Ascentis provides powerful integrated HCM solutions for the mid-market. Our product suite includes HR, Payroll, Talent Management, Time, Applicant Tracking, Onboarding, ACA Compliance and more. When it comes to implementing our clients, Ascentis takes a very consultative and analytical approach. Our primary goal is to guide our clients in analysis of their current processes and business needs with an eye towards elevating them to another level. Through our implementation model and the expert guidance of our skilled consultants we empower our clients to become effective and efficient users of our product. Working closely with our clients, Professional Consultants guide, build and integrate systems that can help enhance the customers’ business performance. Centered around our cultural norms, Consultants develop specialized expertise—strategic, industry, functional, technical—in a diverse project environment that’s supported by a highly collaborative and innovative company and team culture. Cultural Norms: 
What are the general responsibilities of the position? Payroll Consultants work with clients to provide consultation and guidance around best practice setup and use of the Ascentis Payroll product. During implementation you will assist clients in navigating the many options of the system, including an analysis of their labor and organizational structure, system configuration related to payroll calculation, earning and deduction types, shift differentials, work comp setup, and proper tax setup and calculation by Federal, State and local tax entity. You will consult and guide clients around payroll processing best practices, multi-state payroll, specialized payrolls for bonus, owners, and independent contractors. You will continue to provide guidance during parallel testing and compliance review. Key initiatives are to provide the client with a consultative experience in the building and design of their Ascentis HR system and to ensure clients are well trained on the product and setup for ultimate success as they launch the product to their employee population and beyond. The core expectations or the role are: - Portfolio – Payroll Consultants can expect to carry between 6 and 10 clients at a time. Clients will range in both size and complexity.
- Throughput – Consultants are expected to manage the throughput of the projects they participate on to either meet or exceed delivery on implementation milestones as established in the client’s project timeline.
- Quality – Consultants are expected to deliver the highest quality experience as measured by client feedback and surveys.
- Innovation – Ascentis highly values innovation and efficiency. Consultants are expected to participate in the collaboration and development of processes and innovation within the Professional Services team and Ascentis at large.
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Required Skills and Experience – Payroll Consultant - Bachelor’s Degree
- 5 or more years in Payroll, especially in areas related to Payroll tax law and compliance and multi-state Payroll.
- Strong logical, analytical and problem solving skills
- Above average excel skills, with the ability to manipulate a variety of data formats.
- High E.Q. – ability to adapt your communication style and approach to the needs of the client to provide the best possible consultative experience for each unique client.
- Strong technical aptitude
- Webinar presentation experience. The majority of training and client interaction takes place virtually via web presentations and online meetings. Consultant must have strong presentation skills in general as well as experience with virtual meeting presentations specifically.
Functional Qualities – Payroll Consultant - Develop strong relationships with clients and internal colleagues.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced work environment.
- A team player who is focused on providing an exemplary client centric experience.
- Strong and adaptive communication skills enabling you to work with a variety of client personalities and learning styles.
- Ability to function within a defined process but see the big picture and step outside the box where appropriate.
- Persuasive advice and guidance of clients, leading them down a path to the best possible outcomes.
- Enthusiasm and flexibility.
- Fearless in sharing workable solutions and sharing lessons learned for the benefit of the client and the team.
Preferred - CPP
- 3 or more years HCM software implementation experience
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The Ascentis mission is to create innovative products that are easy to use for the often under-served mid-market that cover the full Human Capital Management (HCM) suite. This full suite approach combined with an amazing team equals success!
We at Ascentis firmly believe that a product is only as good as the people behind it. Whether it's platform development, technology maintenance, client support, product management, sales or operations, all of our employees see the direct impact of their work. As a leader and one of the fastest growing 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) companies in the Human Capital Management space, Ascentis focuses on hiring talented and motivated people from diverse backgrounds. If you want to channel your ambition and drive for success, you belong with Ascentis!
Ascentis has grown tremendously over the last 3 years. Recently, we announced a majority recapitalization by global growth equity investor Summit Partners. Summit invests across growth sectors of the global economy and has invested in more than 440 companies in technology, healthcare, life sciences and other growth industries. These companies have completed more than 140 public equity offerings. So, needless to say, we are all extremely excited with where we are headed!
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