SF Compensation Consultant/lead

Accenture in South Africa; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in South Africa is seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Lead to join our Reinvention Services at Manager level. You will serve as the functional SME for SAP SF Compensation, guiding design, configuration, and deployment of total rewards and compensation planning solutions that are commercially sound and operationally impactful.

You will own team decisions, engage across cross-functional workstreams, and collaborate with HR, Finance, Payroll and IT to deliver

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of hands-on SAP SuccessFactors experience, with significant focus on the Compensation module.
• SAP SuccessFactors certification in Compensation is required; VAR Pay or additional module certs are advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience in a client-facing consulting or advisory role within a global SAP/IT services environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary Subject Matter Expert for SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, guiding design, configuration, and deployment for total rewards.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with HR, Finance, Payroll and IT to ensure end-to-end implementation.
• Drive adoption of best practices, governance, and change management across projects.

Skills

SF Compensation

EC integration

Total rewards

Requirements gathering

LTI config

Pay equity analysis

SAP SuccessFactors

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Employee Central (EC)

MDF configuration

Job description

About Accenture

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Compensation Lead to join our Reinvention Services team at Manager level. In this role, you will serve as the principal Functional Subject Matter Expert for SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, guiding clients through the design, configuration, and deployment of total rewards and compensation planning solutions that are commercially sound and operationally impactful.

You will take ownership of team decisions, engage across multiple cross-functional workstreams, and provide solutions to challenges that span both your immediate team and broader delivery teams. This is an outstanding opportunity for a SuccessFactors Compensation specialist who combines deep module expertise with the stakeholder influence and leadership capability required at Manager level.

Key Responsibilities

Functional SME Leadership

• Serve as the primary Subject Matter Expert for SAP SuccessFactors Compensation, ensuring functional correctness and alignment with real-world compensation business processes and operational goals.
• Apply deep knowledge of compensation business processes - including merit, bonus, equity, and total rewards planning - to validate requirements, configurations, and workflows with client stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions are functionally sound, scalable, and aligned to both HR Total Rewards objectives and broader business strategy throughout the project lifecycle.
• Take responsibility for team decisions within the compensation workstream and provide solutions to problems that apply both to the immediate team and across multiple delivery teams.
• Drive the adoption of best practices, quality standards, and governance frameworks across all project engagements.

Solution Design & Process Improvement

• Lead the analysis and refinement of business requirements, aligning compensation processes with SAP SuccessFactors system capabilities and operational goals.
• Define detailed functional and technical specifications to guide configuration, development, and integration teams.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and recommend innovative solutions to enhance system performance, user experience, and compensation cycle efficiency.
• Develop and support proof of concepts, solution estimates, and conceptual designs to validate approaches and secure stakeholder confidence.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by proactively identifying functional gaps and proposing forward-looking, scalable enhancements.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams - including HR, Finance, Payroll, and IT - to drive seamless integration and end-to-end implementation of compensation processes.
• Engage directly with client stakeholders to communicate progress, address challenges, manage expectations, and ensure alignment with project objectives throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Facilitate compensation design workshops, calibration sessions, and go-live readiness reviews with business leads and HR leadership.
• Support change management efforts to facilitate smooth adoption of new compensation processes, planning cycles, and system capabilities across client organisations.

Team Leadership & Practice Contribution

• Provide guidance, coaching, and support to team members by actively sharing compensation domain expertise and fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.
• Engage with multiple delivery teams simultaneously, contributing to key decisions and resolving cross-team challenges with clarity and confidence.
• Contribute to Accenture's SAP SuccessFactors Compensation practice through knowledge sharing, go-to-market positioning, and delivery methodology development.
• Mentor junior practitioners, elevating functional knowledge and delivery standards across the broader People & Workforce Technology practice.

Skills & Expertise

Core Technical Skills

• Expert proficiency in SAP SuccessFactors Compensation - compensation plan templates, eligibility rules, guidelines, salary ranges, merit matrices, bonus plans, and equity management.
• Advanced proficiency in SAP SuccessFactors platform - including Employee Central (EC) integration, role-based permissions, MDF configuration, and cross-module dependencies.
• Strong capability in compensation business process mapping and total rewards process re-engineering.
• Proficiency in requirements gathering, functional and technical specification writing, and solution documentation.
• Experience with Variable Pay (bonus) and Long-Term Incentive (LTI) configuration within SuccessFactors advantageous.
• Familiarity with compensation benchmarking methodologies, job grading frameworks, and pay equity analysis advantageous.

Enabling & Advisory Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills - ability to engage and advise Total Rewards leaders, CHROs, and Finance executives on compensation strategy and system design.
• Advanced proficiency in Business Process Analysis - translating complex total rewards strategies into structured, implementable SAP SuccessFactors configurations.
• Change management capability - supporting clients through compensation cycle transitions, system cutover, and manager/employee self-service adoption.
• Strong team leadership and collaboration skills - comfortable managing distributed teams and contributing to cross-functional delivery environments.
• Understanding of South African remuneration frameworks, pay equity legislation, and Employment Equity reporting requirements advantageous.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 8 years of hands-on SAP SuccessFactors experience, with significant focus on the Compensation module.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; postgraduate qualification or reward specialist credentials (e.g. GRP, CRP) advantageous.
• SAP SuccessFactors certification in Compensation (required); Variable Pay or additional module certifications advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience in a client-facing consulting or advisory role within a global systems integrator or professional services environment.
• Proven track record of leading or co-leading full-cycle SuccessFactors Compensation implementations - from scoping and design through go-live and post-production support.
• Experience operating at Manager level or equivalent - comfortable with team accountability, cross-functional collaboration, and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of South African and broader African remuneration legislation, pay structures, and Employment Equity Act requirements strongly advantageous.

Why Accenture

• Deliver landmark SAP Compensation transformation programmes for leading South African and global clients across Financial Services, Mining, Retail, Telecommunications, and Public Sector.
• Be embedded in the SAP Reinvention Partner ecosystem with early access to SAP's latest Compensation innovations, including AI-driven pay equity analysis and intelligent total rewards planning.
• Thrive in a culture that values deep domain expertise, commercial insight, and purposeful human-centered collaboration.
• Access world-class continuous learning, SAP certification pathways, and accelerated career development opportunities within Accenture's global Total Rewards and HR Tech community.
• Join a diverse, inclusive, and purpose-driven South Africa team that is reinventing how Africa's leading organisations design, deliver, and evolve their total rewards strategies.
• Minimum 8 years of hands-on SAP SuccessFactors experience, with significant focus on the Compensation module.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; postgraduate qualification or reward specialist credentials (e.g. GRP, CRP) advantageous.
• SAP SuccessFactors certification in Compensation (required); Variable Pay or additional module certifications advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience in a client-facing consulting or advisory role within a global systems integrator or professional services environment.
• Proven track record of leading or co-leading full-cycle SuccessFactors Compensation implementations - from scoping and design through go-live and post-production support.
• Experience operating at Manager level or equivalent - comfortable with team accountability, cross-functional collaboration, and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of South African and broader African remuneration legislation, pay structures, and Employment Equity Act requirements strongly advantageous.