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Job Description

SAP S/4HANA Finance & SuccessFactors ECP Functional Consultant

Project: ERP Modernization Phase 1 Core Accounting
Engagement: Implementation / Contract
Experience: 8 years preferred

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP Functional Consultant to support the implementation of SAPs core accounting and payroll capabilities. The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders and the implementation team to design configure test migrate and deploy the Phase 1 solution covering core finance payroll reporting controls security and required integrations.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) and a solid understanding of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) including payroll-to-finance integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and fit-to-standard workshops with finance accounting payroll and business stakeholders.
• Configure SAP S/4HANA General Ledger including financial structures journal processing posting periods and close-related configuration.
• Configure Accounts Payable including vendor master data invoice processing approval workflows payment processing and AP reporting.
• Support implementation of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) to replace the existing Paychex payroll environment.
• Configure and validate payroll-relevant employee master data gross-to-net payroll processing payroll controls and payroll-to-SAP Finance integration.
• Design and configure core financial statements actuals reporting and management reporting.
• Establish and document month-end and year-end close processes.
• Configure appropriate approval controls transaction traceability audit trails and internal financial controls.
• Work with the security team to define user roles authorizations segregation of duties and least-privilege access.
• Support migration of approximately three years of historical financial and payroll data including master data opening balances and open items.
• Perform data mapping reconciliation validation mock migrations and final cutover activities.
• Assess integration requirements and implement interfaces necessary for Phase 1 business continuity including potential banking integrations.
• Prepare functional specifications and coordinate with technical/integration consultants where development is required.
• Develop and execute unit testing system integration testing (SIT) and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Support end-user training documentation cutover planning go-live and post-go-live stabilization.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure the implemented solution meets accounting payroll audit and compliance requirements.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8 years of SAP functional consulting/implementation experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance / FI.
• Strong knowledge of:
• General Ledger (GL)
• Accounts Payable (AP)
• Financial reporting
• Month-end and year-end close
• Payment processing
• Financial controls and audit requirements
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) or SAP Payroll.
• Understanding of ECP-to-S/4HANA Finance integration and payroll posting to accounting.
• Experience with SAP data migration including master data balances open items and historical transactional data.
• Experience supporting financial reconciliation and validation during migration.
• Knowledge of SAP workflows approvals roles authorizations and internal controls.
• Experience identifying and supporting integrations with banks and external systems.
• Strong understanding of SAP implementation lifecycle preferably SAP Activate methodology.
• Experience with requirements gathering configuration functional specifications testing UAT training cutover and hypercare.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with finance payroll and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll certification or significant ECP implementation experience.
• Experience migrating payroll from Paychex to SAP ECP.
• Experience working with small-to-mid-sized organizations transitioning from legacy accounting/payroll platforms to SAP.
• Knowledge of U.S. payroll taxation regulatory and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience with SAP banking/payment integrations.

Key Deliverables

The consultant will contribute to successful delivery of:

SAP S/4HANA Finance: General Ledger Accounts Payable financial reporting month/year-end close controls and audit trails.

SAP SuccessFactors ECP: Employee payroll master data gross-to-net processing payroll validation payroll reporting and Finance integration.

Data Migration: Three years of agreed historical finance/payroll data master data opening balances and open items.

Security & Controls: Role-based access approvals transaction traceability and appropriate internal controls.

Integration: Phase 1 critical integrations required for accounting and payroll business continuity.

Deployment: Testing UAT training cutover go-live and stabilization support.

Job Description

SAP S/4HANA Finance & SuccessFactors ECP Functional Consultant

Project: ERP Modernization Phase 1 Core Accounting
Engagement: Implementation / Contract
Experience: 8 years preferred

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP Functional Consultant to support the implementation of SAPs core accounting and payroll capabilities. The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders and the implementation team to design configure test migrate and deploy the Phase 1 solution covering core finance payroll reporting controls security and required integrations.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI) and a solid understanding of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) including payroll-to-finance integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and fit-to-standard workshops with finance accounting payroll and business stakeholders.
• Configure SAP S/4HANA General Ledger including financial structures journal processing posting periods and close-related configuration.
• Configure Accounts Payable including vendor master data invoice processing approval workflows payment processing and AP reporting.
• Support implementation of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) to replace the existing Paychex payroll environment.
• Configure and validate payroll-relevant employee master data gross-to-net payroll processing payroll controls and payroll-to-SAP Finance integration.
• Design and configure core financial statements actuals reporting and management reporting.
• Establish and document month-end and year-end close processes.
• Configure appropriate approval controls transaction traceability audit trails and internal financial controls.
• Work with the security team to define user roles authorizations segregation of duties and least-privilege access.
• Support migration of approximately three years of historical financial and payroll data including master data opening balances and open items.
• Perform data mapping reconciliation validation mock migrations and final cutover activities.
• Assess integration requirements and implement interfaces necessary for Phase 1 business continuity including potential banking integrations.
• Prepare functional specifications and coordinate with technical/integration consultants where development is required.
• Develop and execute unit testing system integration testing (SIT) and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Support end-user training documentation cutover planning go-live and post-go-live stabilization.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure the implemented solution meets accounting payroll audit and compliance requirements.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8 years of SAP functional consulting/implementation experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance / FI.
• Strong knowledge of:
• General Ledger (GL)
• Accounts Payable (AP)
• Financial reporting
• Month-end and year-end close
• Payment processing
• Financial controls and audit requirements
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) or SAP Payroll.
• Understanding of ECP-to-S/4HANA Finance integration and payroll posting to accounting.
• Experience with SAP data migration including master data balances open items and historical transactional data.
• Experience supporting financial reconciliation and validation during migration.
• Knowledge of SAP workflows approvals roles authorizations and internal controls.
• Experience identifying and supporting integrations with banks and external systems.
• Strong understanding of SAP implementation lifecycle preferably SAP Activate methodology.
• Experience with requirements gathering configuration functional specifications testing UAT training cutover and hypercare.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with finance payroll and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP S/4HANA Finance certification.
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll certification or significant ECP implementation experience.
• Experience migrating payroll from Paychex to SAP ECP.
• Experience working with small-to-mid-sized organizations transitioning from legacy accounting/payroll platforms to SAP.
• Knowledge of U.S. payroll taxation regulatory and financial reporting requirements.
• Experience with SAP banking/payment integrations.

Key Deliverables

The consultant will contribute to successful delivery of:

SAP S/4HANA Finance: General Ledger Accounts Payable financial reporting month/year-end close controls and audit trails.

SAP SuccessFactors ECP: Employee payroll master data gross-to-net processing payroll validation payroll reporting and Finance integration.

Data Migration: Three years of agreed historical finance/payroll data master data opening balances and open items.

Security & Controls: Role-based access approvals transaction traceability and appropriate internal controls.

Integration: Phase 1 critical integrations required for accounting and payroll business continuity.

Deployment: Testing UAT training cutover go-live and stabilization support.