SAP HCM/Payroll Consultant

Role : SAP HR Payroll consultant

Experience : 5-13 Years

Location : Hyderabad

Qualifications Required :

- Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in education and experience

- Must have 4+ years of proven SAP Payroll consulting experience in the US and/or Canada

- Must have configuration knowledge / consulting skills for at least two applicable SAP functional areas. Must have solid functional / blueprinting knowledge.

- This position requires 25%-50% of travel activity

Preferred Qualifications :

- 4+ Years of SAP HCM Experience preferred

- SAP Payroll configuration experience in US and Canada

- Proven ability to annually lead Multi Country HR/Payroll implementations.

- Experience in mentoring and coaching multiple Lead Consultants

- Professional manner and presentation and ability to professionally set, manage and satisfy customer expectations through personal involvement or delegation

- Teamwork, work collaboratively with others to achieve group goals, working together to accomplish business results

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Analytical thinking problem solving skills - work systematically and logically to resolve problems, address opportunities or manage the situation at hand, identify causes, relationships and implications

- Consulting skills, understand business requirements and mapping to ensure consistency to ADP template, while minimizing risk to both client and ADP

- Methodologies - demonstrate knowledge and application of key methodologies employed by Implementation team and Project implementation methodology

- Ability to prioritize tasks and time management skills, ability to work across various projects, ability to lead a team of consultants to effectively implement a solution

- Strong knowledge of one or more Payroll, Human Resources, Portal or Time Management SAP modules configuration and design

- Ability to use tools such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and Visio to effectively update and maintain documentation/ training/ demonstrations

- Client focused, demonstrate concern for meeting and exceeding immediate and future needs of clients.

- Good business process knowledge of SAP module being :

Analysis & Consultation :

- Implement the client's solution using ADP's Implementation Methodology and the ADP GlobalView product (based on SAP)

- 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 ADP's documentation guidelines

- Take ownership of issues & gaps between client requirement and ADP GV template and work with other GV 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

- Coordinate training delivery with Global Education Services and when required update training manuals, preparing training systems and conducting training sessions

- Provide sample test scripts to enable PS clients to adequately test the solution

- Support clients through the User Acceptance, Parallel Testing and Go-Live phases

- Responsible for achieving estimated days as per fixed price strategy

- Ensure that all deliverables are created on time and accurately as per project schedule, such as Blueprints, specifications, BP reviews, Configuration Audits and configuration documentation

- Ensure timely handover to client services following ADP handover methodology

Product Knowledge :

- Possess the highest level of HR and payroll knowledge and the necessary competencies to deliver the maximum value to ADP's clients

- Maintain up to date knowledge of the SAP Products, of SAP related news and any developments to the product and its competitors

- Maintain up to date knowledge of the ADP GlobalView template and ensure that the template is adhered to

- Liaise with the Product Manager to provide feedback on the template and to understand future product direction/ changes

- Provide assistance and liaise with the Product Manager & Project teams to design any non-standard changes to the ADP GlobalView template

Project Planning/Management Activities :

- Minimize ADP's exposure to risk while focusing on appropriate application of the ADP GlobalView template to maximize value to the client

- Demonstrate proactive participation in Implementation Team forums, contribute and participate in knowledge sharing and team development sessions.

- Seek to act as a mentor and actively support fellow team members in an effort to develop their respective skills

- Liaise with the ADP Project Manager (Consulting) assigned to the project and Line Manager, providing regular status updates and early warning of any slippage/ problems that may occur

- Escalate project issues to Project Manager including scope variations, task slippages and risks that may arise during the project

- Provide relevant training and knowledge sharing opportunities for members of the Implementation Team, this can include informal on-the-job training to facilitating formal SAP training courses

- Demonstrate and apply knowledge of key implementation strategies such as the SAP ASAP methodology

- Knowledge of support methodologies including usage of an Issue tracking system

- Keep clients blueprints, configuration worksheets, client specific configuration documentation and training material up to date

- 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.

- Provide pre-sales support including analyzing and providing answer for tender documentation, performing demonstrations and attending any workshops where specialist knowledge of payroll is required

- Perform Quality Assurance reviews on blueprints and configuration of the client's system.

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