AYAN InfoTech is looking for SAP HR & Payroll Lead to join an exciting project based in Melbourne. The role offers you the opportunity to contribute towards an extremely well structured and mature environment, working on sophisticated enhancement projects.

Role: SAP HR & Payroll Lead
Location: Melbourne
Contract Duration: 6+ Months with high possible extensions
Experience: 7+ Years

Job Summary:

The SAP HR & Payroll Lead is responsible for managing, designing, implementing, and supporting SAP HR & Payroll solutions, including SuccessFactors , Employee Central Payroll (ECP), and on-premise SAP HCM. This role will oversee end to end payroll processes, ensure compliance, lead enhancements, coordinate with business stakeholders, and guide functional consultants in delivering high quality HR & Payroll services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the HR & Payroll stream for SAP implementations, upgrades, and AMS engagements.
• Act as the primary SME for Payroll configuration, schemas, rules, wagetypes, time evaluation, and HR core modules (PA, OM, Time, Benefits).
• Provide expert guidance on end to end Payroll processes, statutory requirements, and integration touchpoints.
• Review and validate functional specifications, test scripts, and solutions delivered by the team.
• Manage payroll cycles, parallel testing, payroll simulation, and payroll reconciliation activities.
• Drive configuration for PA/OM/Time/Payroll and support country specific localization (Australia).
• Ensure compliance with statutory updates (taxation, leave rules, superannuation, reporting requirements).
• Oversee integrations with finance, time systems, and third party vendors (e.g., banking, benefits, rostering).
• Engage with HR, Finance, IT, Compliance, and Audit teams to understand requirements and propose solutions.
• Conduct workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and process mapping activities.
• Present solution options, risk assessments, and improvement opportunities.
• Guide and mentor HR/Payroll functional consultants and offshore members.
• Review deliverables, allocate tasks, and maintain strong governance standards.
• Ensure documentation, SOPs, knowledge articles, and KT plans are up to date.
• Identify opportunities to optimize current HR/Payroll processes through automation, standardization, and innovation.
• Drive enhancements such as payroll analytics, audit automation, ESS/MSS improvements, and UI/UX upgrades.
• Support audit requirements, incident analysis, defect prevention, and service quality improvements.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong hands on experience in SAP HR/HCM modules:
• Personnel Administration (PA)
• Organizational Management (OM)
• Time Management
• Payroll (mandatory)
• Benefits Administration
• Deep knowledge of Payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, retro calculation, taxation rules, and statutory requirements.
• Experience with SAP ECP (Employee Central Payroll) is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of SuccessFactors HR modules (EC, Time Off, Recruiting) is an added advantage.
• Experience in integration technologies (IDocs, BAPIs, CPI, ALE).
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability.
• Ability to translate business requirements into SAP solutions.
• Experience leading offshore/onshore delivery teams.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and prioritize effectively.

Contact: 61-(02) 7207 6926 for more details.

Please note we will be able to contact only shortlisted candidates for this role. We thank you in advance for your interest.