SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll Consultant

We Are:

Accenture has the largest SuccessFactors services practice and one of the highest numbers of certified consultants. Additionally, it is the oldest SAP SuccessFactors partner and has the most experience. Our proprietary Intelligent Enterprise Solution for Talent and HR includes continually updated functional and industry best practices that helps lead our clients to big wins. Our clients commend us for our strong partnership focus and commitment to their success. We also bring the “New” to life using design thinking, agile development methodologies, and the latest smart tech for SAP when it comes to automation and AI. You will get the chance to work in our fast growing and dynamic Canadian practice, with a wide range of top clients across all industries.

You Are:

A transformation expert with the knowledge to assist clients in overcoming the challenges of digitization. Your human-centric approach, creativity, and analytical prowess enable you to solve complex business problems. You excel in detailed workstream analysis, target technical planning, and landscape architecture. Your strong communication and people skills motivate team members to excel.

As an Employee Central Payroll Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing the implementation and optimization of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) solutions for our clients. You will leverage your deep expertise in payroll processes and SAP ECP to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions that align with our clients' business goals. Your role will involve managing project teams, engaging with key stakeholders, and ensuring the successful delivery of payroll solutions from blueprint to go-live.

In this role, you will actively identify and pursue innovative opportunities/approaches to create and deliver (internal and external) client value. You'll ensure that your team's work is innovative and brings value, leveraging Accenture’s offerings and best practices to all engagements. You will synthesize complex information to identify trends and potential issues and quickly isolate root causes, demonstrating comfort with complexity, ambiguity, and uncertainty while adapting to changing circumstances.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll implementations, from project planning and scoping to execution, testing, and go-live support.
• Creates a logical plan, realistic estimates and reasonable schedule for project related activities
• Consistently demonstrates sound business understanding and judgment for the company
• Thoroughly synthesizes, distills and reconciles key findings from complex sets of information to identify trends and potential issues
• Plan, coordinate, and lead workshops with key stakeholders to gather requirements, provide training, or discuss project scope and objectives.
• Capture key decisions, action items, and feedback from workshops, and circulate these to stakeholders post-session.
• Track progress on all deliverables to ensure alignment with the project timeline and escalate issues where necessary. Facilitate sign-offs for key deliverables, ensuring that stakeholders are fully informed and approvals are obtained in a timely manner.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, understanding their payroll needs, providing expert advice, and ensuring satisfaction with the delivered solutions.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and optimizations within payroll operations, driving efficiency and enhancing client value.
• Analyze client requirements and design comprehensive payroll solutions that meet their business objectives, ensuring compliance with local and international payroll regulations.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including HR, Finance, IT, and external vendors, to ensure seamless integration and alignment of payroll solutions with overall business processes.
• Contribute to the execution of test plans to ensure the quality and accuracy of payroll solutions.
• Support business development activities by contributing to proposals, presentations, and client meetings, leveraging your expertise to win new projects.
• Design, manage, and execute payroll parallel tests, comparing legacy payroll results with new system outputs to identify discrepancies and ensure a smooth transition to the new system.