SAP HCM Payroll Test Lead - Parallel Readiness

Accenture PLC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks an experienced test lead to shape and drive our SAP HCM and ECP payroll testing program. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, design end‑to‑end test cycles, and ensure accurate reconciliation across legacy and target payroll systems.

The role requires deep payroll domain knowledge, strong defect management, and the ability to report readiness to leadership. This position supports U.S. government payroll programs and security clearances.

Qualifications

• 4+ years leading testing for SAP HCM and/or SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) implementations
• Experience planning and leading payroll parallel testing
• Strong understanding of end-to-end payroll processing and payroll results
• Experience reconciling payroll differences between legacy and target systems
• Ability to distinguish expected differences from true defects (configuration, integration, conversion, or calculation)
• Experience managing multiple test cycles, defect triage, regression testing, and readiness assessments
• Strong understanding of dependencies across payroll, HR data, time, benefits, integrations, conversions, and downstream processes
• Experience coordinating functional, technical, business, and third‑party teams through complex testing activities

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the overall test strategy, plan, scope, schedule, and entry/exit criteria
• Coordinate testing across payroll functional, HCM functional, technical, integration, conversion, and business teams
• Establish and manage functional, integration, end‑to‑end, regression, and payroll‑specific test cycles
• Oversee creation of test scenarios, test scripts, test data, expected results, and requirements traceability
• Monitor test progress, defects, risks, dependencies, and overall readiness
• Facilitate defect triage and coordinate issue resolution across functional and technical teams
• Provide clear test status, risk updates, and readiness reporting to leadership
• Lead payroll parallel testing strategy for SAP Payroll / Employee Central Payroll and reconciliation

Skills

SAP HCM

SAP SuccessFactors

Payroll testing

Test strategy

Risk management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks an experienced test lead to shape and drive our SAP HCM and ECP payroll testing program. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, design end‑to‑end test cycles, and ensure accurate reconciliation across legacy and target payroll systems.

The role requires deep payroll domain knowledge, strong defect management, and the ability to report readiness to leadership. This position supports U.S. government payroll programs and security clearances.