SAP SuccessFactors Payroll; ECP) Functional Consultant

Washington, DC

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The SAP Success Factors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Functional Consultant will support the design, configuration, testing, and deployment of payroll solutions within an SAP Success Factors environment. This role requires deep knowledge of payroll processing, strong analytical skills, and the ability to translate complex payroll requirements into functional design and configuration within ECP.

You will partner with business teams, technical developers, and integration resources to ensure payroll processes are accurate, compliant, and fully validated end‑to‑end. This includes supporting configuration, documentation, testing cycles, troubleshooting, reconciliation, and deployment activities. Strong collaboration skills and the ability to document and communicate effectively are essential.

• Analyze payroll business requirements and translate them into functional ECP solution designs
• Configure SAP Success Factors ECP for wage types, schemas, rules, earnings, deductions, payroll calendars, retro activity, and related processing
• Identify custom development or integration needs and collaborate with technical teams to define functional specifications
• Support EC‑to‑ECP integration requirements and payroll‑related data dependencies
• Develop configuration documentation, functional specifications, and test scenarios
• Execute functional and end‑to‑end payroll testing (positive, negative, exception, regression)
• Analyze test results, troubleshoot issues, document defects, and support retesting
• Participate in payroll reconciliation, parallel testing, and deployment readiness activities
• Collaborate across business, functional, testing, technical, and integration teams throughout the implementation lifecycle

• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with SAP Success Factors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) and/or SAP ECC Payroll
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, wage type configuration, schemas, calculation logic, and payroll data flow
• Experience designing and configuring ECP solutions and creating functional documentation
• Ability to analyze and translate complex payroll requirements into SAP solutions
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills for payroll issues
• Understanding of EC‑ECP integration mechanics

• Must be a U.S. Citizen (no dual citizens)
• Must be eligible to obtain a Public Trust clearance

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