SAP SuccessFactors Canadian Payroll Consultant

High Cliff Partners Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A Toronto-based consulting firm is seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Canadian Payroll Consultant. This remote role requires expertise in ECP / S4 Payroll and Canadian payroll legislation to support implementation, configuration and compliance. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 10 years' experience and is responsible for managing payroll processes and integrating payroll solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience with ECP / S4 Payroll.
• Proven background in SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll implementations.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Canadian payroll legislation and tax reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and configuration of SAP SuccessFactors ECP solutions.
• Ensure compliance with federal and provincial tax regulations.
• Manage semi-annual and year-end payroll processes.
• Gather requirements and propose best-practice solutions.
• Provide ongoing payroll production support.
• Collaborate on integration points with other modules.
• Develop test plans for payroll cycles and updates.
• Create end-user training and documentation.

Skills

ECP / S4 Payroll experience

Canadian payroll legislation

Functional configuration skills

Testing and deployment of payroll solutions

Job description

Our Toronto-based client is seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Canadian Payroll Consultant to join their team on a full time permanent basis. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10 years of ECP / S4 Payroll experience, with a proven background in multiple end-to-end SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) implementations and deep, hands‑on expertise in Canadian payroll legislation, tax reporting, and year‑end processes. This role requires strong functional configuration skills and the ability to work effectively with business stakeholders to translate requirements into system solutions. This will be a remote role with minimum travel required once every 3 months.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) solutions to meet complex Canadian business requirements.
• Provide deep functional expertise in Canadian payroll legislation, including federal and provincial tax regulations, garnishments, benefits, and statutory reporting (e.g., T4, RL-1, ROE).
• Manage and execute semi-annual and year‑end payroll processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Revenu Québec.
• Conduct workshops to gather business requirements, translate them into functional specifications, and propose best‑practice solutions.
• Provide ongoing production support, troubleshoot, and resolve complex payroll processing and integration issues in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with technical teams on integration points between ECP and other modules like Employee Central (EC), Time & Attendance, and Finance (FI).
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, including unit, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for payroll cycles and legislative updates.
• Create and deliver end‑user training and documentation to ensure successful adoption and knowledge transfer.
• Stay current with upcoming Canadian legislative changes and proactively configure the system to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Support data migration and validation activities for implementation and enhancement projects.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.