Success Factors Employee Payroll Lead

The Role
The SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Lead is responsible for leading the design, implementation, integration, and ongoing support of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll solutions. This role acts as the functional and solution lead, ensuring payroll processes are compliant, efficient, and fully integrated with Employee Central and other SAP/third‑party systems.
Your responsibilities:
Payroll Solution Leadership
Lead end‑to‑end implementation and support of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for payroll processes and system capabilities
Drive payroll design aligned with business, statutory, and compliance requirements
Configuration & Implementation
Configure ECP components including:
Payroll schemas, rules, and wage types
Time valuation and payroll control records
Off‑cycle payrolls, retroactivity, and corrections
Support data migration from legacy payroll systems to ECP
Oversee payroll testing cycles (unit, integration, UAT, and parallel payroll runs)
Integration & Data Flow
Lead integrations between:
Employee Central (EC) and Employee Central Payroll
SAP S/4HANA or ECC
Time Management, Benefits, Finance, and third‑party payroll providers
Ensure accurate data replication using SAP Integration Suite / middleware
Compliance & Governance
Ensure payroll compliance with local statutory, tax, and labor regulations
Manage audit requirements, controls, and payroll reconciliations
Support year‑end payroll activities and statutory reporting
Stakeholder Management
Act as the primary payroll contact for HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors
Translate business requirements into functional payroll solutions
Lead client workshops, design discussions, and knowledge transfer sessions
Team Leadership & Delivery
Lead and mentor payroll consultants and analysts
Review functional specifications, configuration, and deliverables
Support project planning, estimations, and risk management
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience
>8 years of SAP HCM Payroll Experience
Min 2 implementation experience.
Hands on experience in configuration of Employee Central payroll for UK
Expert for End-to-End Payroll process
SAP SuccessFactors Certified in: Employee Central Payroll (ECP)
Highly Experienced in SuccessFactors ECP Support
Service Delivery Manager expertise
Has support experience on different Payroll Change Requests/issues
Mapped G/L accounts to wage types to make sure it gets posted to FI
Prepared system change documents to accommodate the new changes
Configured limits for complex deductions such as 401k, Flu shots etc
Modified processing classes according to client requirements for wage types
Configured Tax models and extensively worked on tax issues
Worked on Garnishment issues
SAP payroll schema, wage types, garnishment
Year - end reporting and tax reconciliation, tax reports such as W-2
Configured Fringe rates payroll parameters in configuration
Extensively used PCC (Payroll Control Center) and Point to Point integration application tools to replicate the EC data and to run the payroll through SAP Successfactors
Involved in implementing regulatory updates from vendors such as ADP, Alight and Tax Updates
Participated in UAT activities to make the users understand the issues on EC Payroll
Involved in QA testing to test the functional scenarios
Involved in creation and review of technical specification
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience
Good to know Time off
Familiarity with integrations using tools like SAP CPI, Data Services, or OData APIs
The role requires expertise in the software, coordination with HR and IT, and the ability to manage and report on compensation data for managers and leadership.
Best Practices and Updates : Stay current with SAP SuccessFactors updates and best practices to provide expert guidance


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