SAP HCM/Payroll Functional Consultant (Custom Development and Testing)

Accenture-Federal-Services-2; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Washington, DC is seeking an SAP HCM/Payroll Functional Consultant to support design, documentation, and testing of SAP custom development objects related to HR and payroll.

This role starts by translating business requirements into detailed functional design specifications for the technical team and progresses into functional testing to verify that solutions meet approved requirements.

Qualifications

• Review business requirements, process documentation, and solution designs for custom development objects.
• Translate requirements into detailed functional design specifications, including business rules, calculations, data structures, validations, and error handling.
• Identify SAP HCM/Payroll configuration dependencies, data requirements, and integration touchpoints.
• Facilitate design walkthroughs and collaborate with functional and technical teams to resolve open questions.
• Provide clarifications to developers throughout the build phase.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, functional designs, and delivered objects.

Responsibilities

• Review business requirements, process documentation, and solution designs for custom development objects.
• Translate requirements into detailed functional design specifications, including business rules, calculations, data structures, validations, and error handling.
• Identify SAP HCM/Payroll configuration dependencies, data requirements, and integration touchpoints.
• Facilitate design walkthroughs and collaborate with functional and technical teams to resolve open questions.
• Provide clarifications to developers throughout the build phase.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, functional designs, and delivered objects.

Job description

SAP HCM/Payroll Functional Consultant (Custom Development and Testing)

Washington, DC

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

The Work
The SAP HCM/Payroll Functional Consultant will support the design, documentation, and testing of SAP custom development objects related to HR and payroll processes. This role begins with translating business and functional requirements into detailed functional design specifications for the technical team. As development progresses, the consultant will transition into functional testing, validating that custom-built solutions meet approved requirements, design logic, and end-to-end process expectations.

The consultant will partner closely with business stakeholders, functional SMEs, technical developers, and project leadership, ensuring full traceability between requirements, designs, and delivered functionality. This position requires strong analytical skills, deep SAP HCM/Payroll functional expertise, and the ability to clearly articulate system logic and expected behaviors.

Key Responsibilities:

Functional Design

• Review business requirements, process documentation, and solution designs for custom development objects
• Translate requirements into detailed functional design specifications, including business rules, calculations, data structures, validations, and error handling
• Identify SAP HCM/Payroll configuration dependencies, data requirements, and integration touchpoints
• Facilitate design walkthroughs and collaborate with functional and technical teams to resolve open questions
• Provide clarifications to developers throughout the build phase
• Maintain traceability between requirements, functional designs, and delivered objects

Functional Testing

• Develop detailed test scenarios, test scripts, and test data aligned to approved functional designs
• Execute functional testing and