Lead Consultant

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Business Analysts and clients to gather and analyze user requirements
• Design enhancements and functionality to meet business needs
• Own functional processes across multiple business areas
• Facilitate problem-solving sessions with clients, operations, and project managers
• Perform SAP configuration to support new and existing functionalities
• Conduct configuration reviews and resolve module-related issues
• Serve as functional integration owner across process areas
• Prepare and deliver functional specifications to ABAP developers
• Create Functional Design Documents (FDD) from Use Case Documents
• Write Detail Design Specifications based on Functional Specifications
• Develop high-quality solutions aligned with business requirements
• Review developer's Technical Design Documents (TDD) to ensure alignment with specs
• Review unit test plans and QA plans to validate requirements coverage
• Support developers and ensure timely completion of development work
• Perform code reviews and ensure consistency and quality
• Engage with users to determine optimal solutions for business problems
• Collaborate with ABAP and QA teams to develop and test functionality
• Conduct integration testing to ensure no adverse impact on existing systems
• Transfer knowledge to functional analysts to enhance team expertise
• Mentor junior SAP Functional Analysts
• Provide oversight and impact assessment across SAP projects
• Configure SAP Payroll and Time modules as per business needs
• Follow ASAP methodology and maintain change control standards
• Recommend improvements to current business processes
• Identify and discuss SAP solution options with stakeholders
• Manage SAP implementation phases: Blueprinting, Configuration, Testing, and Support
• Develop technical specs for enhancements
• Prepare business process documentation, test scenarios, user manuals

Required Experience & Skills:

• 10–15 years of SAP HCM experience, with deep focus on APJ Payroll & Time
• Experience in China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, Thailand, Indonesia
• Experience in at least two additional APJ countries: Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, India
• Certified EC/ECP professional with regional payroll expertise
• Minimum 5 full lifecycle SAP implementations
• Knowledge of ESS/MSS, HRSP, and Time Module
• Expertise in SAP Payroll configuration (Gross to Net, Tax Reporter)
• Skilled in schema development and writing PCRs (Personnel Calculation Rules)
• Experience developing custom payroll functions and operations
• Familiar with year-end activities, support pack implementations
• 4–5 years of parallel payroll testing experience
• Strong background in multi-country compliance reporting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education & Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline with 8+ years of experience
• Master's degree in a relevant technical discipline with 6+ years of experience

Benefits:

• Health coverage options (medical, dental, vision)
• Well-being and mental health support programs
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation, sick leave, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Continuing education and training opportunities
• Voluntary benefit programs for work-life balance

Skills Required
Testing, Sap Hcm, Business Process, Training, Payroll