Job Description

Drive impactful HR transformations as a SAP HCM Functional Consultant, where your expertise in global payroll, compensation, and benefits management shapes seamless, compliant processes across multi-country operations.
Leverage your 6+ years of experience to configure and enhance SAP Payroll systems--schemas, rules, wage types, and interfaces--while ensuring efficient payroll execution, accurate reporting, and smooth integration with HR and finance functions.
Partner with stakeholders to deliver operational excellence in payroll accounting, pension administration, compensation planning, and benefits management, maintaining compliance and elevating employee experience worldwide.
? Senior SAP HCM Payroll configuration and operations
? Hybrid and remote working flexibility with 1960 flexible annual hours
? Multi-country payroll systems role with pension and benefits management
POSITION: Contract: 01 May 2026 - 31 December 2028
EXPERIENCE: Minimum 6 years in SAP HCM PY operations, support or development
COMMENCEMENT: 01 May 2026
LOCATION: Hybrid: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation
TEAM: Payroll & Benefits
Qualifications / Experience

• SAP HCM certification
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in SAP HCM PY operations, support or development

Essential Skills Requirements

• Expert in SAP Payroll operations
• Profound Payroll configuration skills (Schemas/Rules, wage types, customizing)
• Experience with SAP HCM in general (PA/OM/PT)
• Proficient knowledge of payroll processes and best practices
• Precise attention to detail with a diligent focus on quality
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment

Advantageous Skills Requirements

• SAP technical experience (forms, printing solutions, RFCs etc.)
• Routinized use of Ticketing systems (e.g. ServiceNow, Jira)
• Familiar with ITIL processes
• Exposure to multinational work environments
• Experience with company pension
• Knowledge of USA-specifics in payroll is a bonus

Role Requirements

• Operational support for payroll runs in different countries
• Functional support of business teams
• Maintain payroll schemas and rules
• Configure business requirements in payroll
• Conduct Functional tests and System Integration tests
• Manage and resolve incident and service request tickets related to SAP HCM Payroll, ensuring adherence to service level agreements (SLAs)
• Interact with stakeholders to troubleshoot issues and optimize processes
• Manage general queries of colleagues and stakeholders in a timely and professional manner
• Managing and enabling internal and external teams to carry out implementation tasks
• Independent programming IT Solutions
• Collaborating closely with IT providers
• Taking end-to-end responsibility for functions and products from collecting requirements to implementation and problem solution
• Controlling and managing the software lifecycle and continuously integrating and deploying IT applications
• Applying test-driven development methods
• Applying in-depth knowledge and expertise to develop accurate software solutions for products
• Collaborating with product stakeholders
• Executing development activities
• Working according to Agile methods, e.g. Scrum

NB:
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