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 (eg, 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.