HCM Payroll Business Analyst and Systems Implementation Lead

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Job Description:

Crowe is seeking an experienced and dynamic Lead 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

Lead and mentor business analyst teams in conducting detailed process analysis and system assessments

Analyze business operations and develop actionable recommendations for improvement

Facilitate stakeholder meetings, interviews, and workshops to gather business and technical requirements

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

Deliver high-quality written reports, process documentation, and engaging client presentations

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 5 to 8 years of professional experience in management consulting

Current certification in one or more of the following: CBAP, CSM, PMI-PBA, or PMPIn-depth knowledge of HR/Payroll processes

Prior experience implementing payroll or HCM software, including system configuration and testing

Prior experience using ALM software (JIRA, Dev Ops, ELM)
Experience performing work in a structured Agile or Scrum environment

Demonstrated ability to lead and coach within a matrixed environment

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 collaborativelyA consistent record of delivering high-quality work under tight deadlines

Preferred Qualifications Experience working on large projects (100k+ employees, multi-year implementations)
Experience working with enterprise-level government systems and public sector project life cycles

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  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.

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are…