Job Description
SAP Payroll Consultant
Location Address: Hybrid, 44 King Street W 18th Floor
Hybrid: 2 days in-office (Must be flexible to work onsite daily in the future, based on evolving business needs)
Anchor days: Flexible
Contract Duration: 12 months
Possibility of extension: Likely, based on performance and business needs
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide production support: analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve payroll system issues.
- Independently resolve complex payroll issues using deep SAP Payroll expertise.
- Translate business needs into technical solutions, including requirements gathering, workflow reengineering, and functional design.
- Manage small projects or lead workstreams within larger initiatives.
- Participate in full-cycle implementation activities: technical specifications, test strategy and execution, data conversion and cutover planning, post-go-live support.
- Collaborate with QA teams to ensure test coverage aligns with business requirements.
- Escalate issues appropriately and keep stakeholders informed.
- Foster a high-performance, inclusive team environment.
Working Environment:
- Collaborate with the Canadian Payroll Technology Team, Global HR, Finance, and external vendors.
- Support payroll integrations and replication processes.
- Work in a hybrid environment with occasional non-standard hours.
Must Have Skills:
- 10+ years’ experience with SAP Payroll on premise (ECC) and/or ECP in recent years
- 10+ years experience in BA/project management capacity
- Experience with SAP Support Pack testing and year-end payroll processes
- Hands-on experience with end-to-end payroll troubleshooting (calculations, DME, integrations)
- Solid understanding of Canadian payroll tax and CRA compliance
- Proficiency in MS Excel
- In-depth knowledge of replication from Employee Central to SAP Payroll
Nice-To-Have Skills:
- Knowledge of the replication process from Employee Central to SAP Payroll
- Certification in HCM Payroll or Employee Central Payroll is an asset
- Strong knowledge of financial processes
- Knowledge of HRIS systems and practices is preferred