Lead SAP SuccessFactors ECP Payroll Consultant (NZ/AU)

CareCone Group; Melbourne; Remote; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CareCone Group is seeking a SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Technical Consultant to support the payroll team with a focus on New Zealand payroll and coverage across geographies. You will act as the SME for ECP, maintain production environments, and support transports and data integrity.

The role requires deep ABAP skills, ITIL/DevOps/SAFe knowledge, and strong collaboration to ensure compliant, timely payroll processing across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• Hands-on configuration and operational management of SAP SuccessFactors ECP.
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand payroll operations and compliance.
• Experience supporting complex payroll environments with accuracy and security.
• Experience with ECP transports and production change support.
• Strong ABAP skills to investigate and resolve payroll or integration issues.
• Familiarity with ITIL, DevOps, SAFe or Agile practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP), with a strong focus on NZ payroll.
• Maintain and support SAP SuccessFactors production and standby environments.
• Support payroll processing activities, including issue resolution, configuration changes, data integrity, transports, and production support.
• Work as part of a global team supporting payroll operations across geographies, with strong NZ payroll accountability.
• Provide on-call or out-of-hours support during payroll finalisation and runs when required.

Skills

SAP SuccessFactors ECP

New Zealand payroll

ABAP debugging

ITIL/DevOps/Agile

Data integrity management

On-call support

Education

SAP SuccessFactors certification

Payroll certifications (CPP/CPT)

ITIL/DevOps/SAFe certification

Tools

ABAP

ECP transports

DevOps tools

Job description

CareCone Group is seeking a SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Technical Consultant to support the payroll team with a focus on New Zealand payroll and coverage across geographies. You will act as the SME for ECP, maintain production environments, and support transports and data integrity.

The role requires deep ABAP skills, ITIL/DevOps/SAFe knowledge, and strong collaboration to ensure compliant, timely payroll processing across multiple regions.