SAP HCM (Payroll) Lead - Contract - Part-Time

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The H2E / Payroll Lead owns the end-to-end delivery of SAP HCM Payroll and Time Management within a strategic lift-and-shift migration from SAP ECC to S/4HANA.

The role combines deep functional expertise in Singapore statutory payroll with strong integration design skills across SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC) and the Payroll-to-FI/CO posting interface.

The incumbent leads workshops, drives future-state platform decisions, and guides the onshore/offshore delivery team through parallel runs, data migration, cutover, and hyper-care.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. SAP HCM Payroll & Time Migration (ECC → S/4HANA)

• Lead the lift-and-shift of SAP HCM Payroll and Time Evaluation from ECC to S/4HANA, ensuring functional parity and statutory compliance throughout.

• Own Time Management design end-to-end: schemas, work schedules, absence/attendance quotas, overtime rules, and allowance configuration.

• Validate and remediate payroll schemas, PCRs, and wage-type configurations for S/4HANA compatibility.

• Execute parallel payroll runs and reconcile results, identifying and resolving variances before go-live cutover.

2. Singapore Statutory Payroll

• Deliver full Singapore statutory payroll compliance: CPF (employee & employer contributions), IRAS (IR8A / IR21 / AIS submissions), SDL, and SHG fund deductions.

• Ensure year-end tax reporting and government submission processes are accurately configured and tested in S/4HANA.

• Stay current on MOM, CPF Board, and IRAS regulatory changes and advise the client on configuration impact.

3. SuccessFactors EC ↔ S/4HANA HCM Integration

• Design and govern the SuccessFactors Employee Central to S/4HANA HCM integration: data flows, replication rules, field mapping, and error handling.

• Align the integration blueprint with the client’s future-state HR platform direction and ensure the design supports both interim and target-state architectures.

• Define and test the Payroll-to-FI/CO posting interface, covering cost centre allocation, GL mapping, and reconciliation controls.

4. H2E Workshops & Future-State Advisory

• Lead and facilitate Hire-to-Exit (H2E) process design workshops with HR, Finance, and IT stakeholders.

• Provide structured advisory on the future-state unified HR platform direction: S/4HANA HCM on-premise vs. SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), covering TCO, roadmap alignment, and risk.

• Produce high-quality functional specification documents, configuration workbooks, and decision logs.

5. Team Leadership, Migration & Hyper-Care

• Lead and coordinate the onshore/offshore payroll and time team throughout the full project lifecycle.

• Own the data migration strategy for HR/payroll master data: extraction, cleansing, transformation, and load validation.

• Drive cutover planning and execution, managing interdependencies with Finance, IT Basis, and business operations.

• Manage hyper-care support post go-live, triaging payroll issues, monitoring first live payroll runs, and ensuring rapid stabilisation.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

1. Mandatory Requirements

• 12–15 years of overall SAP HCM / HR Technology experience.

• 8+ years of specialist experience in SAP HCM Payroll and Time Management, with hands-on configuration depth.

• Singapore payroll expertise is mandatory: CPF, IRAS, SDL, SHG, and statutory reporting.

• 2+ years of SuccessFactors Employee Central integration experience (EC to SAP HCM or ECP).

• Minimum 2 full end-to-end payroll implementations or migrations (ECC or S/4HANA) as functional lead.

2. Technical & Functional Skills

• SAP Payroll: schema configuration, PCR writing, wage-type design, retroactive accounting, off-cycle payroll.

• SAP Time Management: TM04/TM00 schemas, work schedule rules, absence/attendance types and quotas, OT valuation.

• SuccessFactors EC: org structure, position management, EC-to-HCM replication via Integration Center or SAP HCI/BTP.

• S/4HANA HCM: familiar with on-premise H4S4 architecture, HR Renewal, and SAP HCM on S/4HANA deployment options.

• Payroll-to-FI/CO: posting run configuration, symbolic accounts, GL assignment, cost centre distribution.

• Data migration: LSMW, SAP Data Services, or equivalent tools for HR master data migration.

3. Preferred Qualifications

• SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP HCM Payroll or Time Management (or equivalent certification).

• Experience in Southeast Asia multi-country payroll projects (MY, TH, PH, ID) is advantageous.

• Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) implementation.

• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA HR architectural decisions: sidecar vs. co-deployment.