SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and Compensation Manager

Accenture; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm seeks an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Functional Manager. This role involves leading projects, collaborating with clients, and ensuring optimal solutions in Employee Central and Compensation modules. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience, proven implementation success, and relevant certifications. Benefits include up to 30 days' vacation, private medical insurance, and additional leave for charitable work. Flexibility to work onsite with clients is required.

Benefits

Up to 30 days' vacation

Private medical insurance

3 extra days for charitable work

Qualifications

• Functional expert for Employee Central and Compensation modules.
• Experience with 2–3 full lifecycle implementations.
• Hands-on knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors.

Responsibilities

• Lead a workstream for Employee Central and Compensation functionality.
• Gather business requirements and translate them into solutions.
• Produce high-quality functional specifications and documentation.

Skills

SAP SuccessFactors knowledge

Employee Central and Compensation modules

Consulting experience

Configuration and testing

Data migration support

Business requirements analysis

Education

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and Compensation certifications

Job description

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and Compensation Manager

Location : London / Birmingham / Manchester

Salary : Competitive salary and package (Depending on level of experience)

Career Level : Manager.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skills and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognised worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture : We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

Role Overview

As an SAP SuccessFactors Functional Manager at Accenture, you will be a key member of our SAP delivery projects, operating as a functional expert across SuccessFactors modules. You will collaborate closely with clients to understand their business and functional requirements, translate them into robust SuccessFactors design documents, and ensure that solutions are configured to deliver maximum value.

Your deep knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors and your ability to interpret client needs will play a pivotal role in designing effective and efficient solutions. In addition to hands‑on configuration, this role offers the opportunity to lead functional workstreams or small teams on longer‑term projects.

We are looking for experience in the following skills

• Serve as the functional expert for Employee Central and Compensation modules.
• Lead a workstream and / or support the design, configuration, testing and deployment of Employee Central and Compensation functionality.
• Work with clients to gather and analyse business requirements and translate them into solution designs and configuration.
• Configure workflows, business rules, permissions, compensation templates and eligibility rules according to best practices.
• Support data migration, integrations (e.g. to Payroll, Finance, Talent modules) and security design as part of the overall solution.
• Produce high‑quality functional specifications, design documents and end‑user documentation.
• Participate in client workshops, presentations and training sessions.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, efficient solutions.
• Experienced consultant with strong hands‑on SAP SuccessFactors knowledge in Employee Central and Compensation modules.
• Proven track record of delivering at least 2–3 full lifecycle implementations of EC and / or Compensation.
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and Compensation certifications are essential.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice.

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the outstanding services we are known for.