Introduction
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced SAP ECP Payroll Transition Specialist to join our team for a critical project involving the transition from our current SAP HRMS system to Employee Central Payroll (ECP). The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in managing end-to-end payroll transitions, with a specific focus on ECP implementations.
Your role and responsibilities
- Lead and manage the payroll workstream within the SAP HRMS to ECP transition project.
- Analyze current SAP HRMS payroll processes and determine migration requirements.
- Monitor Configure and customization of SAP ECP to meet specific business and payroll requirements for India.
- Execute comprehensive data migration strategies, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
- Manage and validate parallel payroll runs to reconcile differences between the legacy system and ECP.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including HR, IT, and payroll teams, to ensure a smooth transition.
- Identify and mitigate potential risks and issues related to the payroll transition.
- Develop and deliver training to payroll staff on new ECP processes and functionalities.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements related to payroll in India.
- Provide expertise in resolving complex payroll-related issues during and after the transition.
- Create and maintain project documentation, including process flows, configuration documents, and test scripts.
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Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience in SAP HCM payroll implementation and support.
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP) implementations, specifically in India.
- Proven track record of successfully managing end-to-end payroll transitions to ECP.
- Deep understanding of India, Japan & China payroll processes, statutory compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Strong configuration and customization skills in SAP ECP.
- Experience with data migration tools and techniques (e.g., LSMW, SAP Query).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) is a plus.
- SAP ECP certification is preferred.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- SAP ECP Configuration
- SAP HRMS Payroll
- India, Japan & China Payroll Statutory Compliance
- Payroll Data Migration
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication (Written and Verbal)
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical Skills
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