SAP Payroll / SuccessFactors Payroll Consultant - REMOTE

This consultant role is critical at HR Focal Point as the role is responsible for leading and implementing EC payroll solutions. The consultant will utilize their comprehensive knowledge of HR and Payroll processes to guide clients through the full lifecycle of implementations while ensuring best practices are being followed. Although this position is remote there may be travel required when requested. Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a hands-on application expert in the SAP Payroll/SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll domain.
• Collaborate individually and as part of a team to deliver EC Payroll solutions and manage the full implementation lifecycle.
• Prepare and review project deliverables, ensuring accountability within project scope.
• Advise Project Leads and Managers on best practice decisions tailored to client needs and culture.
• Lead design workshops with clients to define solution design practices aligning with SAP best practices.
• Support Project Leads in translating business goals into feasible and optimized solutions.
• Conduct impact assessments with Quarterly Releases.
• Develop and enhance reusable content, tools, and intellectual property.
• Identify and propose process improvements with clear solution definitions.
• Gather and analyze clients’ business requirements and objectives.
• Support pre-sales initiatives by developing roadmaps, estimates, and responses to RFP/RFQ’s.
• Setup and deliver high-quality demonstrations and presentations.
• Assist and support functional and technical leads during workshops.
• Design and support proof of concepts for proposed technical solutions.
• Collaborate in the preparation of workshop and training materials.

Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited too:

• Address production support tickets as assigned including issue/root cause analysis, system configuration, updating documentation, creating functional specifications and overseeing development for custom requirements, unit testing and supporting subsequent testing efforts and issue resolution, transporting configuration, and user support.
• Perform/Support routine Payroll specific activities business operations (customer specific) like supporting and performing regular and off-cycle payroll runs, form generations, posting, reconciliation, etc.
• BSI Tax Update Bulletin maintenance, including change testing and coordination customer coordination and communication.
• New Release and Support Pack maintenance, including testing and coordination with clients on changes.
• Create OSS/SAP Support incidents and serve as a liaison with SAP for issue resolution.
• Keeping abreast of new and relevant SAP features and functionality and new release content.
• Payroll schema creation and maintenance
• SAP Payroll IMG configuration
• Assist customers by completing taxes related monthly, quarterly and year-end activities including reconciliation

Skills The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics and abilities:

• A passion for Payroll, Human Resources, and SAP technology
• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills and the ability to understand issues at a high level as it relates to multiple customers, not just the reported issue at hand
• Deep Experience with SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll and/or on-premise SAP HCM Payroll
• Commitment to quality and customer service
• A desire to share knowledge with coworkers and customers
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently
• Self-directed and can handle ambiguity and when applicable guide others on logical next steps
• Ability to gather, analyze, weigh inputs/evidence; evaluate issues and come to an unbiased conclusion and/or options; and provide a recommendation for a specific course of action
• Keen attention to detail specifically when given direction, gathering requirements, listening to customers, documenting issues, and problem-solving always with an eye of eliminating and/or reducing work effort the next time a similar issue or problem comes up
• Capable of generating and introducing new ideas, concepts, or strategies
• Ability to observe, infer and/or understand the perspective of others
• Leading and/or working with individuals and other groups to achieve common goals and articulate the steps required by each party
• Ability to budget and manage to time that has been allocated for projects and goals and structuring schedules to minimize conflicts and maximize productivity
• Desire to learn and understand new or unfamiliar technologies, tools, and concepts

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS degree (or compelling related work experience)
• Excellent English language, oral and written communication skills
• US Citizenship or authorization to work in the United States.
• Willingness to travel (occasionally and as needed)
• At least 2 to 5 years of US Payroll experience specifically with SAP technology including experience with gross/net calculations, taxes, garnishment, interfaces, GL, and posting to finance. (International Payroll experience is a plus!)
• Have played the role of module lead and/or primary SAP payroll configuration lead in one or more End to End Implementation projects.
• Expertise in related SAP HCM / SuccessFactors and related business processes including integration with related modules (Finance, SAP HCM, Employee Central, Time Management, Benefits, Compensation, ABAP, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical experience in BASIS, ABAP, and CPI helpful but not required.
• Strong organization, planning skills.
• Ability to assess and optimize client solutions using existing system functionality and best practices

Company Description

HR Focal Point (HRFP) is a rapidly growing technology consulting company. We specialize in the implementation and support of the on-premise and cloud-based Human Experience Management (HXM) applications from SAP, the largest enterprise resource planning software company in the world. At HR Focal Point we are passionate about helping our customers find the right SAP solutions and tailoring the system and our services to fit their unique needs. Our goal is to deliver the highest quality of service to our clients. We are always looking to expand our company with people who share our passion and enthusiasm for creating the best experiences for our customers. Our Managed Support Services (MSS) Team provides personalized, ongoing support to our clients through implementation and beyond. This SuccessFactors consultant position will provide an exciting opportunity to build long lasting client relationships and continually improve and build on their respective systems.