SAP Payroll & Time SME

SAP Payroll & Time SME

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Rate: £272 - £470 per day

Contract: 1 Year

IR35: Inside IR35

Role Overview
We are seeking a senior SAP Payroll & Time Lead to support a large-scale ECC to S/4HANA (H4S4) technical migration programme. This role will take end-to-end ownership of the Payroll and Time workstream, leading functional design, migration assurance, and deployment activities in line with the overall programme objectives.
This is a senior, client-facing leadership role requiring deep functional expertise in SAP Payroll and Time, hands-on migration experience, and the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders within a complex delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Payroll and Time workstream across the full migration lifecycle, including design, build, testing, cutover, and hypercare
• Act as the primary functional Subject Matter Expert for Payroll and Time, providing best-practice guidance for S/4HANA
• Drive impact assessments and solution design for Payroll and Time during the migration from SAP ECC to H4S4
• Collaborate closely with technical, integration, and Basis teams to ensure data readiness, system stability, and migration success
• Oversee payroll data validation, reconciliation, and parallel payroll runs to ensure accuracy, control, and compliance
• Manage senior client stakeholders, providing clear status updates, resolving issues, and supporting informed decision-making
• Proactively identify and mitigate functional risks and dependencies across the Payroll and Time domain
• Ensure full compliance with UK payroll legislation and client-specific payroll and time requirements
• Support and govern testing activities, including SIT, UAT, and payroll-specific validation and assurance cycles

Required Skills & xkybehq Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in SAP HCM Payroll and Time Management (UK payroll experience strongly preferred)
• Proven track record supporting SAP S/4HANA (H4S4) or ECC technical migration programmes
• Deep understanding of payroll schemas, rules, time evaluation, and payroll integrations
• Demonstrated experience in payroll data migration, reconciliation, and parallel payroll testing
• Strong client-facing capability with the ability to engage, influence, and lead senior stakeholders
• Comfortable operating within complex, governance-driven delivery environments