ERP Functional Expert - Payroll

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment.

This position serves as the Functional Expert in Payroll for DoIT overseeing the lifecycle of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Human Capital Management (HCM) Talent Management Program, starting with design, implementation and transitioning to the operational steady state organization.

In this role, you will plan, develop, and implement multi-jurisdictional payroll policies and procedures for the payroll area of the Program, both during and post implementation.

Additionally, you will work in concert with Program leadership to coordinate and control the implementation and support of the payroll module within the Program, including assuming expert role regarding payroll in permanent organizational structure that oversees the Program cost implementation.

If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position).
• 10
  -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment).
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carry over year to year.
• 3 paid personal business days per year.
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System.
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan.
• Optional pre-tax programs
  -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP).
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility.

• Subject to management approval, serves as the ERP Functional Expert - Payroll for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), overseeing the lifecycle of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Human Capital Management (HCM) Talent Management Program, starting with design, implementation and transitioning to the operational steady state organization.
• Works in concert with Program leadership to coordinate and control the implementation and support of the payroll module within the Program, including assuming expert role regarding payroll in permanent organizational structure that oversees the Program cost implementation.
• Assumes functional expert role for payroll during implementation and in the operational steady state organization, including participating with the Program team during implementation and production support.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned, which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in business or public administration.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative Payroll experience in a complex organization with employees governed by multiple regulations and bargaining contracts.

• Four (4) years of professional payroll work, including coordinating payroll activities across state agencies or constitutional offices.
• Four (4) years of professional experience in payroll administration principles and practices to business processes, programs, service objectives, activities or operational systems, including reviewing functional requirements and verifying alignment with policy objectives during ERP design, implementation, or steady-state operations.
• Four (4) years of professional experience managing payroll functions for a multi-faceted, diverse workforce, including developing or maintaining payroll reports and resolving payroll-related data integrity issues within an enterprise environment.
• Three (3) years of professional experience…