Blue Pearl HQ

SAP Payroll Consultant

Blue Pearl HQ  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Hybrid)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description


Position Summary


We are seeking an experienced
SAP Payroll Consultant

to join our transformation initiative involving SAP S/4HANA and SuccessFactors deployment. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of payroll processes and configuration, compliance with local legislation, and seamless integration with core SAP modules.


Key Responsibilities


  • Configure, implement, and support SAP Payroll solutions (SAP HCM and/or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll).


  • Lead and deliver at least
    three (3) full-cycle SAP Payroll implementations

    .


  • Ensure alignment with
    local regulatory requirements

    across various countries.


  • Configure and optimize
    payroll schemas, wage types, time evaluation integration

    , and
    payroll posting to Finance

    .


  • Manage
    end-to-end payroll processing

    , including
    testing, reconciliation

    , and
    post-payroll activities

    .


  • Integrate SAP Payroll with
    Time Management, Personnel Administration

    , and
    Finance modules

    .


  • Support
    parallel payroll runs, user acceptance testing (UAT)

    , training, and
    post-go-live activities

    .


  • Prepare
    functional specifications

    and collaborate with technical teams for custom developments.


  • Engage stakeholders across business and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery.


  • Participate in
    SAP transformation projects

    involving
    hybrid deployment models

    (e.g., SAP HCM + EC Payroll).


Minimum Qualifications


  • 5+ years

    of hands-on experience as a
    SAP Payroll Consultant

    .


  • Proven success in
    3 full-cycle payroll implementations

    (SAP HCM or EC Payroll).


  • Demonstrated expertise in:


    • Payroll schemas and wage types


    • Integration with Finance


    • Local payroll compliance requirements


  • Experience with
    SuccessFactors Employee Central

    and
    Employee Central Payroll

    .


  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage business stakeholders.


Certifications (Required - must hold at least one):


  • SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll


  • SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP HCM for SAP S/4HANA


Preferred Skills


  • Experience with
    global payroll operations

    and country-specific payroll nuances.


  • Familiarity with
    hybrid SAP HCM/SuccessFactors architecture

    .


  • Agile project delivery experience.

Blue Pearl HQ

About Blue Pearl HQ

Blue Pearl is a market-leading CLOUD Solutions developer with extensive knowledge and insight into the latest technologies, standardised processes, advanced technical capabilities and consulting processes available, ensuring wholistic success for our clientele. We offer professional consulting to compliment your business strategy and overall management and make it our priority to add value to any business by listening, analysing and creating a conducive solution that will empower our client.

We implement a Data Analysis Process that includes inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modelling data with the end-goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and relevant information to support your decision-making. Your business cannot afford not to engage with us, allowing our data analysis to play a role in making your business decisions more scientific and helping your business achieve effective operation.

Blue Pearl’s team of experts include BI strategists, BI analysts, Data Warehouse Architects, Data Scientists, Implementation and Development experts. With the use of BI, Analytics and Big Data, we effectively partner with our customers on their mission to achieve a competitive business advantage and real ROI from the structured information we collect.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
2013
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