Ayan Infotech are urgently looking for a Senior/ Lead SAP SF ECP Techno Functional Consultant - design + config - Mytime for a long term contract or a full time permanent job opportunity in Melbourne.
All applicants must have full unrestricted work rights in Australia.
Title: Senior/ Lead SAP SF ECP Techno Functional Consultant - design + config - Mytime
Location: Melbourne (Work arrangement is hybrid) - Can be performed from Sydney as well
Type: Contract (6 months to start with, long term OR permanent full time)
Role Title: Senior SAP SuccessFactors Functional Consultant - Employee Central Payroll (ECP)
Level: Senior Consultant / Lead Consultant
The Senior SuccessFactors Functional Consultant - Employee Central Payroll is responsible for the end‑to‑end functional design, implementation, and operational enablement of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll solutions across multiple geographies and payrolls.
The role combines deep payroll domain expertise, strong SuccessFactors EC/ECP functional capability, and consulting‑grade problem‑solving to deliver compliant, scalable, and supportable payroll solutions aligned to business and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Design & Architecture
- Lead functional solution design for Employee Central Payroll (ECP), ensuring alignment across Employee Central, Payroll Control Center (PCC), Compensation, Finance integrations, and downstream reporting.
- Design and validate end‑to‑end hire‑to‑retire and pay‑to‑report processes, including:
- Master data replication (EC → ECP)
- Pay structures and wage types
- Retroactivity, off‑cycle payroll, and corrections
- Payroll periods, calendars, and control frameworks
- Translate complex statutory and country‑specific payroll requirements into ECP configuration and design patterns.
Multi‑Location & Global Payroll Implementations
- Deliver multi‑country / multi‑location payroll implementations, managing both local statutory needs and global template consistency.
- Support payrolls across diverse regulatory environments (e.g. APAC, EMEA, Americas), including variations in:
- Taxation and statutory reporting
- Social contributions
- Pay frequencies and calendars
- Leave, accruals, and deductions
- Partner with local payroll SMEs to validate design and ensure compliance.
Configuration & Functional Build
- Configure and support:
- Payroll schemas and rules
- Wage types and pay components (including integration with EC and Compensation)
- Payroll Control Center (PCC) monitoring, alerts, and processes
- Retro and simulation processing
- Ensure robust auditability, controls, and reconciliation capability in payroll design.
Integration & Data Flow
- Work closely with technical teams on integration design and validation, including:
- EC ↔ ECP data replication
- Finance / GL integration requirements
- Data reconciliation and error handling
- Define functional requirements for ABAP, middleware, and reporting solutions and validate outcomes against business intent.
Delivery, Testing & Cutover
- Lead or support:
- Functional specification development
- Integration, UAT, and parallel payroll testing
- Payroll reconciliation and sign‑off
- Cutover planning and production readiness
- Provide hands‑on support during hypercare and initial payroll cycles to ensure stability and confidence.
Payroll Operations & BAU Enablement
- Bring strong payroll operations knowledge to ensure solutions are practical and supportable post‑go‑live.
- Support the design of:
- BAU operating models
- Payroll calendars and run books
- Incident management and escalation models
- Coach client payroll and support teams to build internal capability.
Consulting & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a trusted payroll and SuccessFactors advisor to HR, Payroll, Finance, and Technology stakeholders.
- Lead workshops, design sessions, and decision forums.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and trade‑offs; propose clear, defensible recommendations.
Required Skills & Experience
Core Experience
- 8+ years experience in SAP payroll and/or SuccessFactors, including deep hands‑on ECP experience.
- Proven track record delivering multiple end‑to‑end ECP implementations, preferably at enterprise scale.
- Strong experience with multi‑location / multi‑country payroll deployments (Australia, India, Philippines, New Zealand).
- Demonstrated capability across solution design, build, testing, cutover, and support
Payroll Domain Expertise
- Strong understanding of:
- Payroll processing cycles and controls
- Statutory compliance and reporting
- Retroactivity and payroll corrections
- Payroll reconciliation and audit requirements
- Ability to bridge payroll operations reality with system design.
SuccessFactors & SAP Knowledge
- Expert knowledge of:
- SuccessFactors Employee Central
- Employee Central Payroll
- Payroll Control Center (PCC)
- Solid understanding of:
- Compensation integration
- Position and job data
- Finance / GL posting concepts
- Data replication and master data governance
Consulting & Problem‑Solving Skills
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability - able to diagnose complex payroll and data issues under pressure.
- Consulting mindset: structured thinking, clarity of communication, and stakeholder‑appropriate recommendations.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and making pragmatic, risk‑aware decisions.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working with large global organisations and complex operating models.
- Exposure to change programs, regulatory change, or mid‑year payroll transformations.
- Experience supporting parallel runs, remediation cycles, and payroll stabilisation.
Certifications
Required:
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll certification
Preferred:
- SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central certification
Contact: 02 9412 4178 for more details.
www.ayaninfotech.com
