Associate Manager/Manager-CIR

About the role

As payroll research professional, you will partner with Hackett’s payroll advisors, clients, and global stakeholders across industries to understand key trends, issues, and challenges related to establishing world-class performance. You will be a member of The Hackett Group’s research team, which covers G&A functions (finance, HR, AI, and procurement), GBS, and end-to-end process programs (A2R, C2C, P2P, and payroll).

What you'll do

• Shape and execute quantitative and qualitative payroll research projects
• Review and critique drafts to meet quality standards
• Collaborate with internal eminence producers to align campaign-related efforts and cultivate relationships with interested practitioners
• Develop payroll research solutions, frameworks, and methods to address specific project needs
• Identify payroll trends by tracking news articles, vendor announcements, and analyzing investment and market data

What you need

• 10–18 yrs of experience
• Power BI
• SAS
• SPSS
• Excel
• Tableau
• LLMs
• MBA

Good to have

• PowerPoint
• Accounts payable