SAP HCM Payroll, Senior Specialist

Job Description

Role summaryThis position is for Implementing SAP Projects.Main responsibilities

• Work independently with the client to identify their requirements, design enhancements, and functionality to help meet user requirements.
• Provide functional process ownership of multiple business process areas based on the complexity of the project
• Organize and facilitate problem-solving discussions with the client, internal operations team, and project managers to resolve issues requiring a focused approach to implement the project
• Work independently and play a major role at each phase of the project
• Performs configuration work as needed to support new and existing functionality responsible for Configuration reviews
• Function as resident team expert for all configuration issues (both support and project) within their areas (modules) of expertise
• Serve as functional integration owner for multiple process areas
• Prepare functionality specifications and delivers to ABAP developers
• Responsible for creating Function Design Documents (FDD) based on the Use Case Documents recreating by the Business Analyst
• Responsible for understanding Functional Specifications followed by writing corresponding Detail Design Specifications
• Responsible for developing high-quality solutions based on completed Functional Design Documents
• Responsible for reviewing the developer s Technical Design Document (TDD) to ensure all requirements have been met
• Responsible for reviewing the unit test plans and the quality assurance plans to ensure all requirements have been met
• Responsible for supporting the developer and ensuring the developer remains on target
• Perform code reviews of other team members completed solutions
• Work with the user community to determine the best solution to help resolve customer problems and satisfy customer requirements
• Collaborate with the ABAP developers and the quality assurance team to develop and test
• Perform integration testing work as necessary to ensure that new functionality or enhancements do not adversely affect existing functionality
• Ensure knowledge transfer to functional analysts as necessary to increase their understanding and utilization of the SAP systems and applications
• Act as a coach and mentor Junior SAP Functional Analysts and provide necessary guidance
• Provide oversight to various SAP Projects to assess overall impact on shared instance
• Configure based on business requirements the SAP Payroll , Benefits and Time modules Utilize ASAP methodology and tasks required during each phase of the implementation
• Follow all design work and integration testing protocols, change control procedures, uses standards, procedures, and practices in performing required work. Analyze current business processes and make recommendations
• Identify SAP solution or customization possibilities and discuss with business users
• Develop a specific SAP Solution from Blueprinting, Configuration, Testing and Production Support
• Develop technical specifications for system enhancements
• Assist in the technical preparation of Business Process Procedures, Test Scenarios, End-user documentation, and User manuals.
• Will be required to lead requirement gathering session, facilitate requirements meetings, development walkthrough, and user acceptance testing sessions with the client.

Key experience and skills

• An ideal candidate must have minimum of 3-4 full life cycle implementations for North America Payroll, Time and Benefits and ideally with atleast 12+years of experience in design and configuration of North America Payroll, Benefits, Time module including but not limited to the following:

• Experience in working on wide range of projects such as EC Payroll, Hybrid model, Standalone SAP systems.
• Experience in different payroll products (standalone SAP Payroll and cloud payroll) is an added advantage
• Technical knowledge or skills of debugging and programming skills desirable
• Certified in SAP / Successfactors Modules or EC Payroll is preferable
• Strong command and experiences on End to End implementation process and ability to handle complex projects

• Expert in SAP US payroll configuration for Gross payroll and Net Payroll, Tax Reporter configuration
• Experience in more than one country payroll is an advantage (Canada & APAC)
• Experience with BSI tax factory, Third party remittance, Payroll catalog definition including but not limited to collective bargaining agreement wage type definition and configuration
• Off-cycle payroll definition and processing, Levy management, Garnishments definition, reporting and management, Integration with Benefits, Integration with SAP FI and with Third party FI, Detailed knowledge and understanding of integration with Time Management.
• Extensive experience and expertise in SAP Benefits configuration & Time Module
• Expertise in creating and defining custom operations and rules
• Experience with Yearend activities, Open Enrollment, and support packs implementation
• Minimum of 2 - 3 years experience executing parallel payroll testing
• Extensive experience in compliance reporting for more than 1 country
• Willing to work US Hours Shift or based on project needs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Keyskills :
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