Principal SAP Payroll Consultant – SuccessFactors

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Australia.

📋 Description

• Deliver strategic and best-practice human capital management (HCM) and payroll advisory by interpreting intricate client needs and crafting robust, scalable SAP solutions.

• Lead comprehensive SAP Payroll and/or Employee Central Payroll (ECP) initiatives, ensuring architectural integrity, regulatory compliance, and alignment with Australian Payroll standards.

• Redesign, document, and enhance payroll and HR business processes to promote operational efficiency and transformative outcomes.

• Oversee solution design activities, including effort estimation, gap analysis, prioritization, and the creation of implementation roadmaps.

• Manage the development and testing of solution prototypes, guide configuration across project teams, and ensure cutover readiness.

• Establish the overall testing strategy, create and review test scripts, lead execution cycles, and ensure the resolution of defects and design discrepancies.

• Direct data migration planning (including historical payroll results and infotype mapping) to guarantee a controlled and accurate transition.

• Provide high-quality training, coaching, and knowledge transfer to client stakeholders to ensure the long-term sustainability of the solution.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a pertinent field.

• Extensive, expert-level understanding of Australian Payroll legislation (STP Phase 2, Superannuation, Fair Work) and its configuration within SAP.

• Demonstrated experience leading at least 2-3 complete end-to-end SAP Payroll implementations (ECP or On-Premise) within the Australian market.

• Strong specialized knowledge in SAP HCM Payroll; experience with Employee Central Payroll (ECP) and SuccessFactors integration is highly valued but not essential.

• Proven capability to troubleshoot and design intricate payroll schemas and PCRs (Personnel Calculation Rules).

• Strong consulting presence with outstanding communication, stakeholder engagement, and workshop facilitation skills.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex programs, juggle competing priorities, and provide leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to engage with SAP’s latest technologies, including S/4HANA, BTP, and Joule.

• Flexible work environment: work from home anywhere in Australia or New Zealand, with travel for key project deliverables.

• Competitive remuneration and benefits.

• Comprehensive SAP training and certification opportunities.

• A supportive, inclusive, and diverse workplace culture.

• DyFlex is dedicated to creating a safe, respectful, and flexible work environment, free from discrimination, bullying, and harassment.

• Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our success.