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About the Role

Avensys Consulting, a global IT professional services company, is seeking an experienced SAP HCM Payroll Consultant for an onsite contract role in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company specializes in enterprise solution consulting, business intelligence, business process automation, and managed services. This role is essential for designing, implementing, and supporting payroll solutions that are optimized, compliant, and scalable.

Role Overview

The ideal candidate will possess strong functional knowledge and hands-on configuration experience in SAP HCM Payroll or SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), managing the end-to-end payroll lifecycle. This 12-month extendable contract position requires individuals who can join immediately.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and implement SAP Payroll solutions in alignment with business requirements.
• Customize payroll schemas, wage types, and Personnel Calculation Rules (PCRs).
• Ensure seamless integration of payroll solutions with other SAP modules, including Personnel Administration (PA), Organizational Management (OM), Time Management, and Financial Accounting (FI).
• Gather and analyze payroll requirements from business stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into comprehensive functional specifications and system design documents.
• Evaluate existing payroll processes and recommend strategic improvements for optimization.
• Validate payroll schema execution and ensure the integrity of integrations.
• Guarantee compliance with country-specific statutory and tax regulations.
• Resolve payroll-related production issues efficiently and effectively.
• Troubleshoot payroll errors, implement solutions, and ensure timely payroll processing.
• Support payroll data migration and reconciliation activities.
• Maintain data accuracy, integrity, and ensure audit compliance throughout the payroll process.

Qualifications and Experience

• 6-8 years of hands-on experience in SAP HCM Payroll or SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP).
• Proven expertise in payroll schemas and rules (PCRs), wage type configuration, and the Payroll Control Center (PCC).
• Solid understanding of payroll processes and gross-to-net calculations.
• Knowledge of country-specific payroll regulations and tax compliance requirements.
• Experience in managing year-end activities and statutory reporting.
• Ability to analyze complex payroll issues and propose effective solutions.
• Experience in debugging payroll runs and resolving discrepancies.
• Strong documentation skills, including the creation of functional specifications (FS), configuration documents, and test scripts.
• Experience in support and enhancement projects for SAP Payroll.
• Exposure to global payroll or multi-country payroll is considered an advantage.
• SuccessFactors EC Payroll is preferred.
• ABAP debugging skills are a plus.
• Familiarity with integration tools is preferred.

Work Arrangement and Location

This is a contract role for 12 months, with the possibility of extension. The position requires the consultant to work onsite in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Immediate joiners are prioritized for this role.