Oracle Fusion Cloud Payroll Consultant

Position Overview

Experienced Oracle Fusion Cloud Payroll & Absence Management Consultant required to support the Department during the implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM.

This role focuses on implementing the Payroll and Absence Management modules, partnering with Payroll, HR and IT teams to align business and compliance requirements with system functionality, ensuring a successful and timely Go Live. The consultant will bridge technical and functional teams, ensuring payroll requirements are accurately translated into efficient, compliant and scalable system solutions.

• Partner with Payroll, HR and IT stakeholders to gather, validate, document and review functional and technical requirements related to Payroll and Absence Management.
• Participate in the design, configuration, testing cycles and deployment of Oracle Fusion Payroll and Absence Management.
• Support configuration and setup of Oracle Fusion Payroll and Absence Management modules, including payroll elements, balances, fast formulas, absence plans, accrual rules and other key system components.
• Assist with data conversion and reconciliation activities.
• Participate in testing and validation activities, including unit, system integration (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT) and parallel testing runs and reconciliation prior to go‑live.
• Participate in developing integrations between Oracle Cloud and third‑party systems (e.g., time and attendance, benefits, and finance).
• Provide knowledge transfer, end‑user support and documentation to the Payroll Department.

• Develop and maintain reports and analytics using OTBI, BI Publisher and HCM Extracts.
• Troubleshoot configuration, data or interface issues in partnership with IT and Oracle Support, performing root cause analysis and recommending solutions.
• Participate in testing and support defect resolution utilizing Jira.
• Support data migration and conversion activities, including validation and audit of employee and payroll data.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including configuration guides, user manuals and process flows.
• Assist with training and support to end users and stakeholders on Oracle Fusion Payroll and Absence Management functionality.
• Assist with developing test cases for testing to validate configurations.
• Recommend process improvements and configuration optimizations to enhance efficiency and compliance.
• Provide Post‑Go Live support to resolve issues during the transition to Oracle Fusion.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Human Resources, Business Administration, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in Oracle HCM Cloud with hands‑on expertise in Payroll and Absence Management modules.
• Strong understanding of payroll processing, taxation and compliance requirements.
• Experience with fast formulas, costing and legislative data group configurations.
• Knowledge of time and labor integration and absence accrual processing.
• Familiarity with Oracle HCM Extracts, APIs and integration frameworks.
• Experience in at least one full lifecycle Oracle Cloud implementation preferred.

Skills &

Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to collaborate effectively with Payroll, HR, IT and implementing partner.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple deliverables in a fast‑paced implementation environment.
• Strong understanding of data validation, reconciliation and testing best practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Oracle Cloud HCM Certification (Payroll or Absence Management).
• Prior experience assisting a Payroll department through an HCM transition or system upgrade.
• Proficiency in Oracle reporting tools (OTBI, BI Publisher).

Mid‑Senior Level

Contract

Information Technology

IT Services and IT Consulting