SAP HCM Payroll Consultant

Job Description

• This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a SAP HCM Payroll Consultant based in India. This role offers the opportunity to deliver SAP HCM payroll solutions for complex, multi-country workforce environments across the APJ region. You will work closely with business analysts, clients, developers, project managers, and quality teams to translate requirements into effective SAP solutions. The position combines functional ownership, SAP configuration, solution design, testing, integration, and production support. You will contribute to end-to-end implementations while supporting enhancements and continuous improvements across payroll and time management processes. Your expertise will help ensure compliant, reliable, and scalable payroll operations across multiple countries. You will also act as a subject-matter expert, helping teams solve complex issues and strengthening functional knowledge across the organization. The role is well suited to an experienced SAP HCM professional who enjoys client collaboration, problem-solving, and delivering high-quality enterprise solutions.
• Accountabilities: Client & Requirements Management: Work with business analysts and clients to understand requirements, identify solution options, design enhancements, and ensure SAP functionality aligns with business needs. Functional Ownership: Take ownership of multiple SAP HCM business process areas and act as the resident functional expert for configuration, support, integration, and project-related issues within areas of expertise. SAP Configuration: Perform and review SAP HCM configuration for new and existing functionality, including payroll, time management, and related processes. Solution Design: Develop SAP solutions covering blueprinting, configuration, testing, deployment, and production support, following established implementation methodologies and design standards. Functional & Technical Documentation: Create Function Design Documents (FDDs), functional specifications, detailed design specifications, technical specifications, business process procedures, test scenarios, and end-user documentation. Development Collaboration: Prepare functional specifications for ABAP developers, support developers throughout implementation, and review Technical Design Documents to confirm that requirements have been fully addressed. Testing & Quality Assurance: Review unit and QA test plans, participate in integration testing, and ensure new functionality does not negatively affect existing processes. Payroll & Time Solutions: Support SAP payroll and time management functionality, including gross and net payroll, tax reporting, schemas, PCRs, custom operations, year-end activities, and support pack implementations. Issue Resolution: Facilitate structured problem-solving discussions with clients, operations teams, project managers, developers, and other stakeholders to resolve complex issues and maintain project continuity. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with ABAP developers, QA teams, functional analysts, and user communities to deliver enhancements and address customer requirements. Knowledge Transfer: Share SAP HCM knowledge with functional analysts and other team members to improve system understanding, adoption, and effective utilization. Implementation Standards: Follow ASAP methodology, change-control procedures, design standards, integration testing protocols, and established delivery practices throughout the project lifecycle. Business Partnership: Identify SAP solution opportunities, communicate recommendations to business users, and help translate operational challenges into scalable technology solutions. Requirements Professional Experience: 5–8 years of hands-on SAP HCM experience, with strong expertise in APJ Payroll and Time. Regional Payroll Knowledge: Experience with India and Malaysia payroll is essential, along with payroll experience in at least two additional APJ countries, such as Singapore and Thailand. Implementation Experience: At least one complete end-to-end SAP HCM implementation experience, covering the relevant stages from requirements and blueprinting through configuration, testing, and production support. SAP Payroll: Strong experience configuring gross and net payroll, Tax Reporter, payroll schemas, PCRs, custom operations, and rules. SAP Time Management: Practical experience with the SAP HCM Time module and related configuration. SAP HCM Configuration: Strong understanding of SAP HCM configuration, schema development, payroll rules, and functional integration across process areas. Employee Self-Service: Knowledge of ESS/MSS and Fiori functionality. Testing: 5–8 years of experience executing parallel payroll testing and supporting integration and quality assurance activities. Compliance: Extensive experience with payroll compliance reporting across multiple countries. Documentation: Ability to develop functional and technical specifications, process documentation, test scenarios, user manuals, and related project deliverables. Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with clients, business users, technical teams, and project stakeholders. Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent graduation qualification in any discipline. Work Authorization: Candidates must have current and future authorization to work in India without requiring visa sponsorship. Benefits Competitive total rewards package aligned with the role, experience, and local market. Comprehensive health coverage and wellbeing programs. Paid leave, including vacation, sick, and parental leave. Retirement and financial wellbeing programs. Access to learning, professional development, and continuing education and training opportunities. Opportunities to work on complex, multi-country SAP HCM and payroll transformation projects. Collaborative environment with exposure to clients, technical teams, and cross-functional stakeholders. Hybrid/virtual working options depending on the applicable work arrangement, with opportunities based in Hyderabad and remote settings. Career development opportunities within a growing global organization. Inclusive workplace culture focused on collaboration, continuous improvement, empowerment, and professional growth.
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