Senior SAP Functional Consultant

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks a highly skilled Senior SAP Functional Consultant for its dynamic IT team, focusing on SAP Payroll & Benefits. The successful candidate will manage payroll accounting and benefits management across various countries, ensuring compliance with company agreements. Key responsibilities include supporting payroll runs, maintaining configurations, and resolving ticket requests. Applicants must have at least 6 years of SAP HCM Payroll experience and a SAP HCM certification. Strong communication skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in SAP HCM Payroll operations, support, or development.
• SAP HCM certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for SAP payroll runs across different regions.
• Maintain payroll schemas, rules, and configurations according to business requirements.
• Manage and resolve incident and service request tickets related to SAP HCM Payroll.

Skills

SAP Payroll operations and configuration

Strong knowledge of SAP HCM modules

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

SAP HCM certification

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

About the Role

About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior SAP Functional Consultant to join our dynamic IT team. This role will focus on SAP Payroll & Benefits, including payroll accounting, compensation and benefits management, and company pension schemes. The successful candidate will ensure accurate payroll results in line with statutory, collective, and company agreements, while providing functional and operational support to business teams across multiple countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for SAP payroll runs across different regions.
• Maintain payroll schemas, rules, and configurations according to business requirements.
• Conduct functional and system integration tests.
• Manage and resolve incident and service request tickets related to SAP HCM Payroll, ensuring adherence to SLAs.
• Collaborate closely with IT providers, internal stakeholders, and business teams to troubleshoot and optimize processes.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for functions and products from requirement gathering to implementation and issue resolution.
• Apply test-driven development and Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum) for continuous delivery.
• Manage software lifecycle, including continuous integration and deployment of SAP applications.
• Execute development activities and independently program IT solutions as needed.

Requirements

• Essential Skills:
• Expertise in SAP Payroll operations and configuration (Schemas/Rules, wage types, customizing).
• Strong knowledge of SAP HCM modules (PA/OM/PT).
• Proficient understanding of payroll processes and best practices.
• Excellent attention to detail with a focus on quality and accuracy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to work effectively in a team.

Advantageous Skills

• SAP technical experience (forms, printing solutions, RFCs).
• Familiarity with ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira).
• Knowledge of ITIL processes.
• Experience in multinational environments.
• Exposure to company pension administration.
• Knowledge of US-specific payroll requirements is a bonus.

Qualifications & Experience

• SAP HCM certification.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in SAP HCM Payroll operations, support, or development.