SAP HCM Consultant

Gerdau is a global leading supplier of steel. Its North American headquarters is in Tampa, FL, and the HR IT Value Stream team needs a payroll, tax, and benefits consultant. The role will involve hands‑on configuration as well as functional/business process work. The candidate must understand U.S. benefits, year‑end payroll, tax maintenance, W‑2 generation, and related processes. Gerdau runs a private cloud of HANA but is also open to ECC experience.

The consultant will be front‑facing, gathering requirements from the business, working with a managed service partner for development and integration, and providing day‑to‑day support and configuration. Documentation is key. Client j/d:
Key Responsibilities SAP Payroll & Tax (Core Focus)

• Configure, maintain, and support SAP Payroll (PY) for U.S. and Canada
• Own end‑to‑end payroll processing, including pre‑payroll validation, payroll runs, post‑payroll activities, off‑cycle payrolls, garnishment, 3rd‑party remittance, payroll posting, tax, and the related interfaces
• Configure and maintain tax models, wage types, schemas, PCRs, rules, and paycheck forms
• Support year‑end processing, including W‑2, W‑2c, T‑4, and tax reconciliation
• Integrate and support third‑party tax vendors (e.g., ADP, BSI)
• Troubleshoot payroll discrepancies, tax errors, retro calculations, and posting issues
• Configure and support SAP Benefits (BN) including new plans, eligibility, enrollment, deductions, retro activity
• Manage benefit‑related payroll deductions and employer contributions
• Support and troubleshoot benefit vendor integrations (inbound/outbound interfaces, files, IDocs, APIs)
• Ensure accurate mapping of benefits to payroll wage types
• Configure and debug schemas, PCRs, wage types, infotypes, and posting rules
• Perform root‑cause analysis for payroll and benefits defects and deliver permanent fixes
• Support payroll posting to Finance (FI) and reconciliation activities
• Participate in system upgrades, support packs, and enhancement implementations
• Execute unit testing, integration testing, and support UAT and parallel payroll runs
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations
• Support audits, controls, and compliance documentation
• Implement changes driven by legislative or regulatory updates

• 5+ years of hands‑on SAP Payroll, Tax & Benefits experience (ECC and/or S/4
  
  HANA) and Success Factors EC
• Strong hands‑on experience with SAP Payroll schemas & PCRs, wage type configuration, tax models and tax reporting, benefits configuration and payroll integration
• Proven experience supporting live payroll operations, not just implementations
• Experience with U.S. payroll and taxation (international a plus)
• SAP HCM / SAP Payroll (PY)
• SAP Benefits (BN)
• Payroll posting to FI
• Third‑party tax or benefits vendors (e.g., ADP, BSI)
• Debugging tools and payroll logs

• Experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA Payroll or SAP Payroll on HANA and Success Factors
• Good understanding of SAP CPI, SF Connectors integrations
• Exposure to UKG Time Management (PT) and its impact on payroll
• Experience in large, complex, or unionized payroll environments
• Payroll or tax certifications (CPP, FPC, or SAP certification); experience supporting multi‑state or multi‑country payrolls

12‑month contract with potential for conversion if performance meets expectations. Hybrid position based in Tampa, FL.

$40.00–$50.00 per hour.

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, vacation or sick leave)

The position is anticipated to close on Mar 10, 2026.

• SAP configuration
• Excellent communication and strong business language understanding
• Root‑cause analysis and efficiency improvement mindset

The company is an equal‑opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by law.