Ayan Infotech are looking for an SAP HR & Payroll Lead for a full time permanent job opportunity in Melbourne.
All applicants must have full unrestricted work rights in Australia.
Title: SAP HR & Payroll Lead
Location: Melbourne (hybrid work arrangement)
Type: Full time permanent
Full Job Description:
Role Overview
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
Functional Leadership
- 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.
Implementation & Support
- 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).
Stakeholder Management
- 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.
Team Leadership
- 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.
Continuous Improvement
- 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 & Experience
Technical Expertise
- Strong hands on experience in SAP HR/HCM modules:
o Personnel Administration (PA)
o Organizational Management (OM)
o Time Management
o Payroll (mandatory)
o Benefits Administration - Deep knowledge of Payroll schemas, PCRs, wage types, retrocalculation, 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).
Bachelor's degree in IT, HR, Business, or related field.
SAP HCM or SuccessFactors certification(s) preferred.
8-12 years of SAP HR/Payroll experience with at least 3+ years in a lead role.
Contact: 02 9412 4178 for more details.
www.ayaninfotech.com
