Success Factors Payroll Lead

Accenture in South Africa; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in South Africa seeks a skilled SF Payroll Specialist to act as a subject matter expert in HR and SAP HCM Payroll. The role offers influence across teams, guiding decisions and delivering payroll solutions with business impact. Deep functional and industry expertise will shape transformation initiatives.

The position involves collaborating across business and technology efforts, delivering payroll enhancements, and driving successful outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in HR Payroll, SAP HCM Payroll, or related skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study.
• Advanced proficiency in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify project scope and define detailed requirements to support business and technology transformation initiatives.
• Create clear and comprehensive functional and technical specifications to guide development and implementation.
• Develop and support proof of concepts, estimates, and conceptual designs to validate proposed solutions.
• Coordinate the implementation of solutions, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Support change management efforts to facilitate smooth adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Leverage deep functional and industry expertise to provide valuable insights throughout project phases.

Skills

HR Payroll processes

SAP HCM Payroll

Requirements gathering

Specification writing

Business process analysis

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll

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.

Success Factors Payroll

Job Description

We are looking for a skilled SF Payroll Specialist to serve as a subject matter expert with advanced proficiency in HR and SAP HCM Payroll. The role offers the opportunity to influence and advise across multiple teams, guide key decisions, and deliver payroll solutions that create meaningful impact. You will bring deep functional and industry expertise to a dynamic environment where your insights will shape successful outcomes across business and technology transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify project scope and define detailed requirements to support business and technology transformation initiatives
• Create clear and comprehensive functional and technical specifications to guide development and implementation
• Develop and support proof of concepts, estimates, and conceptual designs to validate proposed solutions
• Coordinate the implementation of solutions, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations
• Support change management efforts to facilitate smooth adoption of new processes and technologies
• Leverage deep functional and industry expertise to provide valuable insights throughout project phases

Skills Required

• HR Payroll processes and best practices
• SAP HCM Payroll configuration and implementation
• Requirements gathering, functional and technical specification writing
• Solution design and proof of concept development
• Business process analysis and process improvement
• Change management and stakeholder engagement
• Project coordination and delivery support

Job Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in HR Payroll, SAP HCM Payroll, or relevant related skills
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study
• Advanced proficiency in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll advantageous
• Intermediate proficiency in Business Process Analysis advantageous
• Intermediate proficiency in Change Management advantageous
• Intermediate proficiency in Stakeholder Engagement advantageous
• Beginner proficiency in Data Analytics advantageous

Why Join Us?

We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues. You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools. Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards. You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends. You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live.

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies