Payroll Project Manager - Pinnacle Group
Tampa, FL
About the Job
Only W2 - No C2C
Location: Tampa, FL (3 days onsite - Hybrid)
Duration: through October 2025
General Notes:
*COMBO OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS WORK*
-Put preference on Bilingual candidates first and list on resume!
-Analytical skills/process improvements
-Excel, V Look ups, Pivot Tables, Basic Formulas, some Macros (example: comparing one vendors file to another, etc.)
-Info gathering, meeting kick offs, etc.
-Lifting from payroll vendors and moving over to new strategic payroll suppliers who meet compliance standards
-Will be handling complex work
-Comparing old supplier to new supplier's excel docs
-Tight timelines so looking for someone who can work well under pressure
-Strong organizational skills
-Be able to speak up/escalate and raise red flags
-Being able to work independently and work well with global team members (working in different time zones)
-Payroll experience would be great
-Willingness to learn and no way of learning one task
-Must have their own self-started attitude and holding other accountable
-Workday is where all data will start (running reports, looking up compensation, etc.)
Responsibilities:
• Manages multi-faceted projects or multiple projects at the same time.
• Organizes new challenges and drive business results.
• Uses best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers needs and deliver within budget on desired outcomes.
• Drives end results of the project as a representative of the business.
• Works closely with End User, Technology, and other Organizations to define a project scope and objectives for project members.
• Prepares, maintains, and submits clear and concise activity/progress reports and time recording/management reports.
• Assesses project risk potentials and discover potential problems before they occur.
• Applies a proactive approach in routinely tracking the project participant progress against project goals.
• Defines and enforces the use of good project management practices such as techniques in resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled.
• Identifies and where required amends the approach to the context and constraints of each project.
• Possess the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to recognize when problems surface or potential problems are looming.
• Articulates problems, bring the right people together to solve problems and know when the problem has been properly addressed and closed.
• Promotes partner involvement through effectively communicating project status upward and to the Client.
• Applies lessons learned from recent projects to future projects.
• Communicates to all concerned parties project milestones, status updates, as well as any existing or potential customer escalation issues.
• Proactively follows escalation and change control processes.
• Owns all management reports on a given engagement.
• Promotes good working relationships across a project, cultivating the people skills needed to develop trust and communication among all of a project's stakeholders: its sponsors, those who will make use of the project's results, those who command the resources needed, and the project team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
• 5-8 years of project management experience - preferably from a financial services environment
• PMP certification strongly preferred, Six Sigma a plus.
• Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals.
• Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
• Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
• Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.
• Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them; clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (with advanced experience in Excel), MS Project, VISIO, Adobe Acrobat Professional is a plus.
• Stays abreast of current industry trends and new technology through professional associations, trade journals, networking, and associated training and seminars.
#LI-AM1
Pay Range: $65 - $70/hr on W2
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.
Location: Tampa, FL (3 days onsite - Hybrid)
Duration: through October 2025
General Notes:
*COMBO OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS WORK*
-Put preference on Bilingual candidates first and list on resume!
-Analytical skills/process improvements
-Excel, V Look ups, Pivot Tables, Basic Formulas, some Macros (example: comparing one vendors file to another, etc.)
-Info gathering, meeting kick offs, etc.
-Lifting from payroll vendors and moving over to new strategic payroll suppliers who meet compliance standards
-Will be handling complex work
-Comparing old supplier to new supplier's excel docs
-Tight timelines so looking for someone who can work well under pressure
-Strong organizational skills
-Be able to speak up/escalate and raise red flags
-Being able to work independently and work well with global team members (working in different time zones)
-Payroll experience would be great
-Willingness to learn and no way of learning one task
-Must have their own self-started attitude and holding other accountable
-Workday is where all data will start (running reports, looking up compensation, etc.)
Responsibilities:
• Manages multi-faceted projects or multiple projects at the same time.
• Organizes new challenges and drive business results.
• Uses best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers needs and deliver within budget on desired outcomes.
• Drives end results of the project as a representative of the business.
• Works closely with End User, Technology, and other Organizations to define a project scope and objectives for project members.
• Prepares, maintains, and submits clear and concise activity/progress reports and time recording/management reports.
• Assesses project risk potentials and discover potential problems before they occur.
• Applies a proactive approach in routinely tracking the project participant progress against project goals.
• Defines and enforces the use of good project management practices such as techniques in resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled.
• Identifies and where required amends the approach to the context and constraints of each project.
• Possess the knowledge, skills and experience to be able to recognize when problems surface or potential problems are looming.
• Articulates problems, bring the right people together to solve problems and know when the problem has been properly addressed and closed.
• Promotes partner involvement through effectively communicating project status upward and to the Client.
• Applies lessons learned from recent projects to future projects.
• Communicates to all concerned parties project milestones, status updates, as well as any existing or potential customer escalation issues.
• Proactively follows escalation and change control processes.
• Owns all management reports on a given engagement.
• Promotes good working relationships across a project, cultivating the people skills needed to develop trust and communication among all of a project's stakeholders: its sponsors, those who will make use of the project's results, those who command the resources needed, and the project team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
• 5-8 years of project management experience - preferably from a financial services environment
• PMP certification strongly preferred, Six Sigma a plus.
• Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals.
• Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
• Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
• Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.
• Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them; clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required.
• Proficient in MS Office applications (with advanced experience in Excel), MS Project, VISIO, Adobe Acrobat Professional is a plus.
• Stays abreast of current industry trends and new technology through professional associations, trade journals, networking, and associated training and seminars.
#LI-AM1
Pay Range: $65 - $70/hr on W2
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.
Source : Pinnacle Group
