SAP Functional Consultant – Payroll

Job Title: SAP Functional Consultant – Payroll

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Estimated Duration: 12 Months

Description of Assignment
Our client is looking for a SAP payroll and benefits certified consultant with extensive knowledge and experience in SAP Payroll modules, including configuration, integration and best practices for both SAP ECC and S/4HANA, to be part of the Client's implementation team on the Payroll Modernization Project.

Assignment Duties
•            Implementation Oversight: Review and validate the Systems Integrator's implementation approach and deliverables to ensure compliance with SAP standards and best practices.
•            Best Practice Guidance: Provide guidance on implementing SAP Payroll Control Centre, leveraging Fiori apps for ESS/MSS, and optimizing processes for the lift & shift from ECC to S/4HANA.
•            Quality Assurance: Conduct quality checks, audits, and reviews throughout the project lifecycle to mitigate risks and ensure the solution meets functional and technical requirements.
•            Knowledge Transfer: Facilitate knowledge transfer sessions with internal teams to ensure they are prepared to support and maintain the SAP Payroll solution post-implementation.
•            Documentation and Reporting: Prepare detailed documentation, reports, and presentations for project status updates, issues resolution, and knowledge sharing.
•            Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains within the SAP Payroll module and related areas.
•            Compliance and Legal Requirements: Ensure that the implemented payroll solution complies with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
 
 Qualifications
•            Extensive SAP Payroll Experience: Over 20 years specializing in SAP EC Payroll/HCM, including full lifecycle implementations and production support assignments for Canada payroll and time management.
•            Proven track record working with highly complex unionized payroll systems in both public sector (city, municipality) and private industry, handling union calculations and schema development.
•            Experience with global configuration in Personnel Administration, Organizational Management, Benefits, and conversion strategies from legacy systems (ECC).
•            Skilled in integrating payroll with time management, benefits, and financial systems (GL posting, third-party remittance, outbound interfaces to banks and pension providers).
•            Experience leading payroll teams through requirements gathering, blueprinting, configuration, testing, and issue resolution. Identifying and implementing new business processes to improve operational efficiency.
•            Certified in SAP HR/HCM, SAP Time and Payroll Academy, and SuccessFactors. Experienced with tools like HPALM, SAP Solution Manager, and Fiori implementation for payroll control center and reporting.
 
The City may contact the references provided. Should any reference fail to confirm that the services listed in Section 3.0 were performed in a satisfactory manner; the

Candidate may be declared non-compliant and not considered for the remainder of the evaluation process.
 
Deliverables
Project Preparation:
•            Participate in workshops with the business and IT teams as a Subject Matter
•            Expert to develop the As-Is document and To-Be solution following best practices and standard SAP business processes.
 
Project Planning:
•            Participation in project kickoff and on-boarding sessions.
•            Review and validation of the Payroll project plan proposed by the Project Manager, including milestones and dependencies.
•            Initial assessment of current Payroll processes and readiness for the lift & shift to S/4HANA from ECC.
 
Solution Design & Best Practices Review:
•            Review and validation of the Systems Integrator’s design documents (Blueprints, Functional Specifications, Technical Specifications).
•            Provide recommendations on SAP Payroll best practices and standard functionality as the subject matter expert.
•            Guidance on the implementation of SAP Payroll Control Centre.
•            Assessment of integration touchpoints (Finance, Time Management, SuccessFactors, ESS/MSS – SAP Portal, and etc).
•            Provide documentation and consultation on SAP Payroll Control Centre functionalities and best practices.
 
Quality Assurance & Compliance
•            Conduct periodic reviews of system configuration and business processes.
•            Work closely with the System Integrator in data conversion / migration / loading / cleansing / extract and validation activities.
•            Validate that payroll calculations, tax configurations, and compliance requirements are met.
•            Provide gap analysis and risk assessment reports with mitigation strategies.
 
Test & Issue Resolution:
•            Support the creation of test cases and test scripts for payroll processes.
•            Validate unit, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) results.
•            Provide recommendations for defect resolution and ensure alignment with SAP standard functionality
 
Cutover & Go-Live Support:
•            Assist in the development of cutover plans and payroll parallel testing strategies.
•            Validate payroll parallel run results and provide issue resolution guidance.
 
Post-Go-Live Stabilization & Continuous Improvement:
•            Conduct           a post-implementation review and identify optimization opportunities.
•            Provide             a            final     assessment    report with               recommendations     for enhancements.
•            Support process stabilization and assist in resolving any post-go-live issues.
 
Documentation & Reporting:
•            Weekly or bi-weekly status reports highlighting progress, risks, and recommendations.
•            Detailed documentation of payroll configuration, integrations, and workflows.