IT Business Analyst – HR Payroll (Maternity Cover)

Essity; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Essity is seeking an IT Business Analyst specializing in HR Payroll to join our international HR technology team. Your primary focus will be Germany, supporting SAP Payroll and collaborating with payroll colleagues, IT teams and external SAP specialists.

You will analyze issues, coordinate resolutions, and contribute to improvements while potentially supporting payroll needs in other countries. This role offers exposure to Time Management (Interflex, UKG) and Travel & Expense (Concur) domains.

Qualifications

• University degree in information systems, business informatics, CS, or related field.
• Relevant payroll experience with SAP HR Payroll or HR technology.
• Experience with Workday-to-SAP integrations and ticketing tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Payroll Application Support for SAP HR Payroll with focus on German payroll.
• Incident & Request Management across payroll incidents and service requests.
• Collaborate with payroll teams to understand requirements and provide updates.

Skills

Payroll expertise

SAP HR Payroll

Workday integration

Stakeholder communication

Education

University degree in information systems or related field

Tools

SAP HR Payroll

Interflex

UKG

Concur

Workday

Job description

Essity is a global, leading hygiene and health company. Every day, our products, solutions and services are used by a billion people around the world. Our purpose is to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, caregivers, customers and society. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa. In 2024, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 146bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. More information at essity.com.

It’s an exciting time to be part of our collaborative inclusive team. Come and join our Hire to Retire team on our journey to improve the well-being of millions. Together we can make a difference!

About the role:

(This position is 1 year contract – Maternity Cover)

Ready to use your SAP Payroll expertise to make a meaningful impact? Want to solve business-critical challenges in an international HR technology environment?

As an IT Business Analyst specializing in HR Payroll, you will join Essity’s international HR technology organization and play an important role in supporting our SAP Payroll landscape.

Your primary focus will be Germany, while you may also contribute to payroll solutions across other supported countries. Working closely with payroll colleagues, IT teams and external SAP specialists, you will help ensure issues and requests are understood, analyzed and resolved effectively.

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

What you will do:

• Payroll Application Support: Provide day-to-day functional and technical support for SAP HR Payroll, with a primary focus on the German payroll environment.
• Incident & Request Management: Analyze and coordinate payroll-related incidents and service requests, identifying root causes and supporting timely resolution through the ticketing process.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with payroll teams to understand requirements, priorities and business-critical issues, providing clear updates throughout the resolution process.
• SAP Solution Support: Analyze SAP Payroll configuration and system behavior, supporting adjustments, testing and implementation activities together with internal and external specialists.
• Systems Integration: Investigate and help resolve employee-data integration issues between Workday and SAP, considering dependencies and downstream impacts.
• Continuous Improvement: Review requirements and existing solutions, identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to effective, sustainable HR technology solutions.
• International Support: Collaborate with colleagues across countries and functions, contributing SAP Payroll expertise where team priorities require support.
• Broaden Your Expertise: While your main focus will be SAP Payroll, you will have the opportunity to step into other areas within the team and expand your HR technology knowledge, including Time Management (Interflex, UKG) and Travel & Expense (Concur).

Who you are:

• You have a university degree in Information Systems, Business Informatics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Human Resources, Finance or a related field.
• You have relevant payroll experience, ideally combining payroll knowledge with SAP HR Payroll, HR technology or application-support experience.
• You have practical knowledge of SAP HR/SAP HCM Payroll and understand how payroll systems work beyond operational processing. Experience with Workday-to-SAP integrations, ticketing tools, SAP authorizations or German payroll is an advantage.
• You are an analytical and structured problem-solver who thinks holistically, communicates clearly and builds trust with stakeholders. You enjoy collaborating across teams and remain composed when resolving time-critical payroll issues.
• Fluent in English & German- All Applicants are requested to deliver their CV in English language.

What we can offer you:

Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Working at Essity means a chance to improve well-being for people and opportunities to drive positive change for the society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.

Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us

Application End Date: 14 nov. 2026