HCM Payroll Business and Systems Implementation Senior Analyst

Job Description

Crowe is seeking an experienced and dynamic Government Consultant to join our growing public sector consulting practice. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and contribute to impactful projects that help government clients modernize their Human Capital Management (HCM) and payroll systems. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in management consulting, a passion for solving complex business challenges, and the ability to lead teams and drive results.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with public sector clients to design and implement solutions that improve business processes and address organizational challenges.
• Analyze business operations and develop actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, interviews, and workshops to gather business and technical requirements.
• Deliver high-quality written reports, process documentation, and engaging client presentations.
• Support clients with analytical research to align policies, procedures, and business needs with configured functionality.
• Apply Agile methodology to write user stories, plan and monitor development and deployment progress, and demonstrate delivered functionality.
• Support testing and reconciliation from the functional / business process perspective.
• Work closely with project managers to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Support proposal development, client relationship management, and business development efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree and a minimum of 5 years of professional experience performing technology project business analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of HR/Payroll processes.
• Prior experience working on HCM technology implementation projects or implementing payroll or HCM software.
• Prior experience using ALM software (JIRA, DevOps, ELM).
• Strong experience working with public sector clients.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and quantitative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel).
• Self-motivated, flexible, and capable of working both independently and collaboratively.
• A consistent record of delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience as a management consultant.
• Current certification in one or more of the following: CBAP, CSM, PMI-PBA, or PMP.
• Experience working on large projects (100k+ employees, multi-year implementations).
• Experience working with enterprise-level government systems and public sector project lifecycles.

Benefits

We appreciate talent from all over the United States and are willing to consider candidates who may not be located near a Crowe office location for this role/opening! We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time.

How You Can Grow

We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

About Crowe

Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world. Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Crowe LLP does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge. Crowe will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. Please visit our webpage to see notices of the various state and local Ban-the-Box laws and Fair Chance Ordinances, where applicable. We are committed to a merit-based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job-related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination.