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SAP Payroll Consultant

The SAP Payroll Consultant is responsible for producing solution design, documentation and successful delivery of Payroll (US) with expert attention to all architectural qualities for an effectively working Human Resource (HCM) system. The SAP Payroll Consultant must have extensive experience in configuring and custom development with excellent functional and technical skills. Should be able to work with the business to understand their needs and coach them on the appropriate solutions (capability consultant), while at the same time; work with technical support team to drive them to an efficient technical solution design.

MUST to have Experience and Expertise:

• US Payroll Specific Functionalities, Tax calculation, Year-End reporting, Strong FI Integration, 3rd Party Remittance, Payment Medium Workbench, Month-end Accrual, Garnishments and Net pay calculation, Adjustment Workbench
• Schema, Rules and Features
• Benefits Integration

Essential Functions:

• Work with the business users / process owners to identify their requirements, design enhancements and functionality to help meet user requirements.
• Organize and facilitate problem-solving discussions with the client, internal operations team, and project managers to resolve issues requiring a focused approach to maintain project continuity and requirements.
• Performs configuration (customizing) work as needed to support new and existing functionality
• Function as resident team expert for all configuration issues (both support and project) within their areas (modules) of expertise
• Prepare functionality specifications and deliver to ABAP developers
• 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 unit test plans and the quality assurance plans to ensure all requirements have been met
• Work with the user community to determine the best solution to help resolve customer problems and satisfy customer requirements
• Collaborate with the ABAP developers to develop and test significant new functionality and enhancements
• Perform integration testing work as necessary to insure that new functionality or enhancements do not adversely affect existing functionality
• Provide oversight to various Projects and change requests to assess overall impact
• Configure based on business requirements the SAP Payroll module
• Utilize waterfall project methodology and tasks required during each phase of the implementation
• Follow all design work and integration testing protocols, change control procedures, uses company standards, procedures, and practices in performing required work.
• Analyze current business processes and make recommendations
• Identify SAP solution possibilities and discuss with business users / process owner
• Develop a specific SAP Solution from Blueprinting, Configuration, Testing and Production Support
• Assist in the technical preparation of Business Process Procedures, Test Scenarios, End-user documentation, and User manuals.