Payroll Consultant - Hybrid

Payroll Consultant

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead and manage SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll implementations, from project planning and scoping to execution, testing, and go-live support.
• Creates a logical plan, realistic estimates and reasonable schedule for project related activities
• Consistently demonstrates sound business understanding and judgment for the company
• Thoroughly synthesizes, distills and reconciles key findings from complex sets of information to identify trends and potential issues
• Plan, coordinate, and lead workshops with key stakeholders to gather requirements, provide training, or discuss project scope and objectives.
• Capture key decisions, action items, and feedback from workshops, and circulate these to stakeholders post-session.
• Track progress on all deliverables to ensure alignment with the project timeline and escalate issues where necessary. Facilitate sign-offs for key deliverables, ensuring that stakeholders are fully informed and approvals are obtained in a timely manner.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, understanding their payroll needs, providing expert advice, and ensuring satisfaction with the delivered solutions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and optimizations within payroll operations, driving efficiency and enhancing client value.
• Analyze client requirements and design comprehensive payroll solutions that meet their business objectives, ensuring compliance with local and international payroll regulations.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors, to ensure seamless integration and alignment of payroll solutions with overall business processes.
• Contribute to the execution of test plans to ensure the quality and accuracy of payroll solutions.
• Support business development activities by contributing to proposals, presentations, and client meetings, leveraging your expertise to win new projects.
• Design, manage, and execute payroll parallel tests, comparing legacy payroll results with new system outputs to identify discrepancies and ensure a smooth transition to the new system.
• Experience :
• Minimum of 3-5 implementation of years of experience in SAP HCM / SuccessFactors with a strong focus on Employee Central Payroll.
• Proven track record in managing end-to-end payroll implementation projects.
• Experience in managing teams and delivering projects within scope, time, and budget.
• Technical Skills :
• Deep expertise in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, including configuration, integration, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Payroll Control
• Strong understanding of global payroll processes, compliance requirements, and best practices.
• Proficiency in related SAP modules (e.g., Employee Central, Time Management) is a plus.
• Leadership Skills :
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates awareness of the different ways individuals relate to change and provides the appropriate support and guidance
• Provides guidance and direction that is in the client's (internal and external) best interest, ensuring client-centric solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Ensures that team decisions are achieved effectively by sharing the bigger picture to create a collective sense of purpose
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing business environments.
• Keeps project objectives and goals in mind while ensuring team decisions create a collective sense of purpose.
• Proactively mitigates risks by identifying potential pitfalls and developing strategies to avoid them, considering the client’s risk tolerance.
• Ensures alignment by addressing misunderstandings and risks early, while holding self and others accountable for project goals.
• Fosters an inclusive environment, supporting a diversity of ideas and cultural backgrounds. Encourages open discussion of issues, ideas, and competing viewpoints.
• Ensures data protection and intellectual property management according to Accenture and client requirements.
• Facilitates continuous learning, sharing insights and encouraging team members to build market-relevant skills.
• Balances work priorities to ensure high performance and timely execution while actively identifying opportunities for team development.
• Uses discretion when handling sensitive matters and mediates discussions to reach outcomes that achieve shared goals based on multiple perspectives when resolving a conflict
• Education :
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Information Technology, or a related field.
• SAP SuccessFactors certification in Employee Central Payroll is highly preferred.
7 hours ago