Senior Lead SAP EC Payroll Functional Consultant
Strada
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $88,200 - $163,800 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead workshops to define and document payroll requirements, ensuring stakeholder alignment.
- Configure SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP) or SAP HCM Payroll in accordance with approved design documents and business requirements.
- Oversee all phases of implementation—including build, parallel payroll runs, SIT, UAT, and cutover—delivering results on time and with high quality.
- Provide functional guidance on gross-to-net calculations, tax reporting, garnishments, year-end activities, and accrual setup.
- Manage integration points with SAP FI, Time Management, Benefits, Compensation, and third-party systems, ensuring end-to-end process efficiency.
- Troubleshoot issues, apply support packs, develop custom rules and operations, and maintain payroll catalogs (wage types, off-cycle payroll, levy management) to meet business needs.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing timely updates, addressing risks, and proposing solutions that enhance overall payroll effectiveness.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience configuring SAP Payroll (ECP or HCM), with a strong focus on U.S. Payroll.
- Demonstrated success leading and delivering complex implementations, including requirement gathering, configuration, parallel payroll testing, and post-go-live support.
- Expertise in wage type configuration, off-cycle payroll processing, garnishment handling, tax reporter setup, and integration with BSI Tax Factory.
- Proven track record of at least 4 full lifecycle SAP US Payroll implementations.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- health coverage
- wellbeing programs
- paid leave (vacation, sick, parental)
- retirement plans
- learning opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
SAP Employee Central PayrollSAP HCM Payrollwage type configurationoff-cycle payroll processinggarnishment handlingtax reporter setupBSI Tax Factoryparallel payroll testingrequirement gatheringpost-go-live support
Soft skills
communicationstakeholder managementclient-facing skillsindependent workmulti-priority handlingproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational skillstimely updatesrisk management