Rebecca Mullins, Associate Director of the Payroll Advisory Practice at Deloitte is a payroll consultancy and project management professional working at the very top of the payroll profession.In this “Payroll Consultancy and Project management for Business Transformation” episode of The Payroll Podcast, I had the opportunity to interview Rebecca to discover exactly how she navigated her way to the pinnacle of the payroll career ladder and we discuss the future too, with specific focus on AI (Artificial Intelligence, RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and Chatbots!I have known Rebecca since 2006 and in this episode of the Payroll Podcast, we discover the wealth of payroll consultancy and payroll management knowledge she has gathered in fields ranging from global payroll, payroll transformation, project management, payroll strategy, payroll models, payroll applications and payroll vendors during her impressive 19-year career.A fellow of the CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals), Rebecca has also been named in the Payroll World Top 50 for both 2015 and 2017 respectively as well as the Reward Strategy’s Reward top 300 for 2018.Right now, Rebecca is responsible for leading the Deloitte UK Payroll Advisory practice where she has been involved in project managing many stand-alone Payroll projects, providing payroll consultancy expertise to deliver a number of impressive large-scale global transformations.After gaining payroll consultancy and project management experience working on both vendor and client side; Rebecca has been involved in projects ranging from payroll function reviews, global risk and compliance assessments, requirements gathering and documentation, vendor selection and product evaluation, this is an action-packed, informative Payroll Podcast episode you are not going to want to miss!In this “Payroll Consultancy and Project Management for Business Transformation” episode of The Payroll Podcast, we also explore:The steps that led Rebecca to the top of the payroll consultancy professionPersonalised payroll consultancy and business transformation approaches for process improvement.Examples of how varied the payroll projects can be!The four key payroll consultancy areas that Rebecca supports within the Deloitte payroll advisory practiceHow and why the payroll function is changing to become a more strategic function.Practical steps that you can take away and implement right away to avoid potential payroll compliance pitfallsWhy it isn’t just statutory/legislative compliance payroll professionals need to prepare forHow Rebecca has seen the payroll consultancy industry changeThe biggest challenges facing the payroll industry right now?The challenges increased data visibility is having on payroll departmentsRPA in the workplace and advice that will future-proof your payroll operation!How the the role of the payroll manager will look in the futureWhy payroll professionals should be recognised at board level.Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Robotic Process Automation, Chatbots – which will have the greatest impact?Rebecca’s secret...