SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant

VE3; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

VE3 in Pune, India is seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant to support large-scale payroll transformation projects within complex enterprises. The successful candidate will play a key role across payroll design, configuration, migration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization activities.

This role requires strong expertise across SAP Employee Central Payroll, SAP ECC Payroll, payroll integrations, UK statutory payroll processes, and

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in SAP payroll and HR systems, with ECP and ECC Payroll exposure.
• Strong experience in UK payroll processes and HMRC compliance.
• Experience in payroll data migration, testing, and cutover activities.
• Ability to collaborate with HR, finance, architects, and integration specialists.
• Certifications in SAP SuccessFactors ECP and SAP Activate are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end implementation and deployment of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll solutions.
• Analyse existing SAP ECC Payroll configurations and map legacy payroll functionality to ECP.
• Configure and maintain payroll schemas, payroll functions, PCRs, wage types, payroll controls, and operational payroll settings.
• Collaborate with HR, payroll SMEs, finance teams, architects, and integration specialists across project delivery.
• Participate in payroll data migration, validation, reconciliation, and defect management to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Support unit testing, SIT, UAT, payroll simulations, and parallel payroll runs.
• Assist with cutover planning, go-live, hypercare, and transition to BAU operations.
• Prepare functional specs, configuration docs, test scripts, and operational procedures.
• Participate in governance forums, project reviews, status reporting, and issue resolution.
• Support payroll compliance activities aligned with UK legislation, HMRC regulations, pensions, and reporting requirements.

Skills

SAP ECP

SAP ECC Payroll

UK payroll

Payroll integration

Payroll schemas

Wage type configuration

PCC (Payroll Control Center)

SIT/UAT

Data migration

HMRC compliance

Tools

SAP CPI integrations

Job description

Job Title: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant

Location: Pune, India

Position Type: Full-time

Experience Level: 7-10 years.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Consultant to support the delivery of large-scale payroll transformation programmes within complex enterprise environments. The successful candidate will play a key role across payroll design, configuration, migration, testing, deployment, and post-go-live stabilization activities.

This role requires strong expertise across SAP Employee Central Payroll, SAP ECC Payroll, payroll integrations, UK statutory payroll processes, and payroll operational support within hybrid SAP landscapes.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end implementation and deployment of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll solutions.
• Analyse existing SAP ECC Payroll configurations and assist in mapping legacy payroll functionality to the target ECP environment.
• Configure and maintain payroll schemas, payroll functions, PCRs, wage types, payroll controls, and operational payroll settings.
• Collaborate with HR, payroll SMEs, finance teams, architects, and integration specialists throughout all phases of project delivery.
• Participate in payroll data migration, validation, reconciliation, and defect management activities to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance.
• Support unit testing, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), payroll simulations, and parallel payroll runs.
• Assist with cutover planning, go-live execution, hypercare support, and transition to BAU operations.
• Prepare functional specifications, configuration documentation, test scripts, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer materials.
• Participate in governance forums, project reviews, status reporting, and issue resolution discussions.
• Support payroll compliance activities aligned with UK payroll legislation, HMRC regulations, pensions processing, and statutory reporting requirements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) and SAP ECC Payroll.
• Proven expertise in:

Preferred Certifications

Preferred Experience

• Payroll schemas
• Payroll functions and PCRs
• Wage type configuration
• Retro payroll calculations
• Payroll reporting
• Statutory payroll processing
• Absence processing
• Pension administration
• Experience supporting payroll transformation and migration programmes.
• Strong understanding of:
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central integrations
• Payroll Control Center (PCC)
• Electronic payslips
• Payroll simulation and reconciliation processes
• Parallel payroll execution
• Experience working with:
• SAP CPI integrations
• Payroll interfaces
• Hybrid SAP environments
• Strong knowledge of UK payroll legislation, HMRC compliance, pensions processing, and complex payroll scenarios including multi-contract employees.
• Ability to support defect analysis, issue resolution, stakeholder management, and operational transition activities.
• Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll Certified Application Associate – SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll
• SAP HCM Payroll Certification preferred
• SAP Activate Methodology Certification desirable
• Experience working on large enterprise payroll transformation programmes.
• Exposure to global or multi-country payroll environments is advantageous.
• Experience supporting payroll operational stabilization and hypercare phases.
• Familiarity with Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies.