SAP JOB VACANCY:
SAP HCM-South Africa Payroll Consultant

SAP HCM-South Africa Payroll Consultant - English Speaking - Locations: Up to 100% Remote Work (see details below). Permanent Job. Flexible Start Date from August 2025 Onwards. Highly Competitive Salary + 15% Bonus + Benefits + Great Career Progression Opportunities!

Our client, a well known global consulting firm with multiple offices across the globe is currently expanding their SAP team and open to receiving profiles from medior to senior level SAP HCM-PY (Payroll) Consultants who have South African Payroll customising experience.

This is a fantastic company to work for who believes their employees make all the difference in cultivating a down-to-earth culture. At the heart of their core values, they welcome ideas and encourage innovation. They hold high ethical standards, with a deep commitment to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace.

Role Description:
In this role you are responsible for consulting with clients on their requirements, capture the requirements into a blueprint and ultimately implement these changes. The work will be done in a project mode, were you will work closely together with the responsible Project Manager.

Required Knowledge & Experience:

• Must have a minimum of 2 years of SAP HCM-Payroll Consulting experience
• Must have strong South African payroll knowledge.
• Must have strong South African Payroll Customising / Configuration knowledge
• Must have solid functional/ blueprinting knowledge.
• Must have good teamwork skills, being able to work collaboratively with others to achieve group goals and accomplish business results
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must have good analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Must be able to work systematically and logically to resolve problems, address opportunities or manage the situation at hand, identify causes, relationships and implications

Languages:

• Must be fluent in English

MAIN TASKS:
Analysis & Consultation:

• Perform blueprinting workshops to gather information on the client’s requirements
• Design and document the client’s solution including their business requirements and any program specifications required according to documentation guidelines
• Take ownership of issues & gaps between client requirement and standard templates and work with other project streams/areas to resolve them

Integration & Testing:

• Liaise with clients throughout the data cleansing, mapping and conversion phase and provide any assistance required including reconciliation
• Maintain up to date knowledge of the SAP Products, of SAP related news and any developments to the product and its competitors
• Possess strong SAP Payroll Configuration skills
• Support clients through the User Acceptance, Parallel Testing and Go-Live phases
• Responsible for achieving estimated days as per strategy
• Ensure that all deliverables are created on time and accurately as per project schedule
• Ensure timely handover to Client Services following handover methodology

Product Knowledge:

• Possess the high level of HR and payroll knowledge and the necessary competencies to deliver the maximum value to clients
• Maintain up to date knowledge of the template and ensure that the template is adhered to

Project Planning / Management Activities:

• Liaise with the Project Manager assigned to the project and Line Manager, providing regular status updates and early warning of any slippage/ problems that may occur
• Provide relevant coaching and knowledge sharing opportunities for other members of the project team
• Liaise with internal groups including BASIS, Client Services, Application Support, Project Management and Product Management to ensure that client's receive the highest levels of client service.
• Works in close relationship with Implementation Consultant, off/near shore team

Locations of Employment and Remote Work:

• The company has two offices: Pretoria, Gauteng and Cape Town.
• The company has a strong preference for hybrid 3 days onsite / 2 days remote. 
• For people who live a great distance from a local office, up to 100% remote work can be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
• You can NOT work from any other country.

Salary:

• The Fixed Basic Salary on offer is highly competitive and subject to your level of skills, knowledge and experience.  We are open to discussing what your expectations are.
• 15% Bonus per annum for senior consultants.

Benefits:

• Medical Aid Subsidy of ZAR 2675 per month
• 10% of annual salary for Provident Fund (5% comes out of your annual salary and 5% is paid over and above the annual salary)
• Risk Benefits (100% company contribution)

Visa Sponsorship:

• Work visa sponsorship is NOT possible.
• You must already have the right to work in South Africa.

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