SAP Payroll Consultant (SAP's Cloud Payroll solution ECP).
6-12 month contract
Day rate 560 per day
Fully Remote - can be based Ireland, UK or any EU country

Minimum 5 years' experience as a functional analyst for SAP HCM payroll/ECP or equivalent payroll such as ADP/Globalview

Fluent in English (both spoken and written).

The role
As an SAP Payroll Consultant, you'll be responsible for translating the customer's design requirements and calculation rules in the payroll engine of SAP. Support the business with the setup, adjustment and management of the Company payrolls and ensuring operational stability in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.


Responsibilities:

• Serve as technical expert for SuccessFactors (SAP's Cloud Payroll solution ECP). Engaging with SuccessFactors Community and user groups to ensure that we are getting the most out of current and future SuccessFactors capabilities.
• Translate business requirements into system requirements, design specifications and document new and/or existing application requirements. Ensure that new or existing systems meet business requirements and practices and that all application interface issues/concerns are understood, documented and addressed satisfactorily.
• Manage the process of change - required changes to existing SuccessFactors configuration and integrations and creating new ones based upon business needs.
• Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve complex payroll issues, providing timely and accurate solutions. Work closely with stakeholders to address concerns and optimize processes
• System Upgrades and Enhancements: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage system upgrades and enhancements. Conduct testing and ensure a smooth transition to new functionalities.
• Contribute to the strategic roadmap for global IT initiatives - work with senior leadership and key stakeholders to support for organizational strategic objectives, leveraging SuccessFactors functionality to ease administrative burden and build efficient, effective, and scalable processes.
• Drive adoption, optimization and transformation - ensure we are fully leveraging SuccessFactors to meet strategic business and talent needs and pursue continuous improvement in business processes, integration, automation and user experience.
• Partner with business teams - Understand their needs and requirements, make recommendations for solutions, and roadmap and prioritize implementation to support Ad-hoc business objectives
• Coordinate with internal and external partners - work with 3rd party software and internal product, audit and security teams to ensure configuration and integrations are efficient, compliant and accurate.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a functional analyst for SAP HCM payroll/ECPor equivalent payroll such as ADP/Globalview
• In depth Payroll process knowledge is a prerequisite (any market but UK. Ireland, Portugal and other EU counties payroll will be a better fit) including knowledge of tax calculations.
• Strong understanding of integration between ECP Employee Central Payroll, Employee Central, SAP ECC, and non-SAP systems.
• Hands-on experience in designing and implementing solutions per business requirements
• Ability to analyze extensive and complex ranges of data, information, processes and system solutions to produce effective and efficient business solutions.
• Good understanding of Employee Life Cycle Management process in Global organizations.
• Translate Business requirements into System Configuration Objects and create Solution Design for SuccessFactors Employee Management Solution in compliance with the Best Practices.
• A perfectly well organized character, fast and flexible with an eye for detail.
• Solid communication and presentation skills.
• Proactive and independent, a team player by nature.
• Fluent in English (both spoken and written).
• Analytical skills and strong learning ability - agility and willingness to acquire new competencies and adapt quickly to new tasks and environments.

Nice to have:

• Previous experience managing configurations and confidential data with the SAP SuccessFactors ECP module.
• Ability to analyze and modify payroll/time schemas and rules
• Previous exposure to the integration aspect of SAP SuccessFactors.
• Knowledge and experience with SAP Cloud Integration.
• Able to read and write ABAP Code
• SAP HR/ECP Certification.
• Master degree in Business Administration or IT Management.