SAP HR Payroll Analyst – Germany (1-Year Contract)

Essity; Wien; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Essity is seeking an IT Business Analyst specializing in HR Payroll to support SAP Payroll within our international HR technology organization. The role concentrates on Germany with opportunities to assist other countries, collaborating with payroll teams and external SAP specialists.

You will analyze incidents, advise on configuration, testing, and integration issues, and help implement improvements while expanding knowledge into related HR tech domains like Time Management and Travel & Expense.

Qualifications

• University degree in Information Systems, Business Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, HR, Finance or related field.
• Relevant payroll experience, ideally with SAP HR Payroll and HR technology.
• Practical knowledge of SAP HR/SAP HCM Payroll; Workday-to-SAP integrations and ticketing tools are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day functional and technical support for SAP HR Payroll with a primary focus on Germany.
• Coordinate payroll-related incidents and service requests; identify root causes and support timely resolutions.
• Collaborate with payroll teams to understand requirements, priorities and issues, offering clear updates during resolution.
• Analyze SAP Payroll configuration and system behavior; support adjustments, testing and implementations with specialists.
• Investigate and help resolve employee-data integration issues between Workday and SAP.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to sustainable HR technology solutions.
• Collaborate across countries and functions to share SAP Payroll expertise when needed.
• Opportunity to broaden knowledge into Time Management and Travel & Expense areas.

Skills

SAP HR Payroll

HR Systems

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

English language

German language

Education

University degree in Information Systems/related field

Tools

SAP HR/HCM

Workday

Concur

Job description

Essity is seeking an IT Business Analyst specializing in HR Payroll to support SAP Payroll within our international HR technology organization. The role concentrates on Germany with opportunities to assist other countries, collaborating with payroll teams and external SAP specialists.

You will analyze incidents, advise on configuration, testing, and integration issues, and help implement improvements while expanding knowledge into related HR tech domains like Time Management and Travel & Expense.