Functional Consultant (SAP HR / Payroll)

Functional Consultant (SAP HR / Payroll) Your new company
A large enterprise organisation is undertaking a major ERP transformation, transitioning from SAP ECC6 to SAP S/4HANA. An experienced SAP HR & Payroll Functional Consultant is required to support this complex upgrade, ensuring continuity of critical HR and payroll services while enabling long-term digital uplift.
This is a high-impact contract role within a large-scale SAP upgrade program, working closely with internal ERP teams, business stakeholders, and an implementation partner.

Your new role
As the SAP HR & Payroll Functional Consultant, you will play a key role in aligning business requirements with solution design and delivery. You will contribute across solution design, configuration, and conversion activities, supporting the move from ECC HR/Payroll to SAP S/4HANA (H4S4).
Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the functional point of contact between the business and the implementation vendor
• Collaborating with HR process owners, ERP platform teams, and IT stakeholders to deliver end-to-end HR and payroll outcomes
• Supporting solution design and reviewing functional deliverables
• Contributing to SAP HR/Payroll configuration to ensure accurate, compliant payroll processing
• Supporting H4S4 conversion activities across core HR processes (PA, OM, PY, ESS, Time & Attendance)
• Providing expert functional input to troubleshoot and resolve system issues
• Ensuring appropriate documentation of configurations, processes, and workflows
• Staying current with SAP HR/Payroll enhancements and regulatory requirements

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will bring strong SAP HR/Payroll functional expertise and experience working on large ERP programs.You will have:

• Proven experience implementing and configuring SAP HR/Payroll solutions
• Strong knowledge of ECC HR/Payroll (HR-PY, HR-PA, HR-OM, ESS)
• Experience supporting or delivering ECC to S/4HANA (H4S4) conversions
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex project environment
• SAP HR certification (advantageous)
• Relevant tertiary qualification in IT, Information Systems, or a related discipline

Please note: Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or New Zealand citizenship is required. The role is subject to background checks, including police and baseline security clearance.

What you'll get in return

• You'll be joining a high-profile ERP transformation program with long-term contract security, exposure to SAP S/4HANA uplift, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on critical HR and payroll systems.
• Contract length: Initial contract through to mid-2027
• Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)
• Rate: Competitive daily rate

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now'.
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