SAP S/4 HANA HR/Employee Central Functional Consultant

SAP S/4 HANA HR/Employee Central Functional Consultant

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA HR Functional Consultant with strong Employee Central (SuccessFactors) expertise to join a major transformation programme on a project basis.

This role will focus on delivering high-quality functional solutions across HR processes, supporting both SAP ERP/S/4HANA and SAP Cloud environments, and working closely with business and technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise across SAP HR/Employee Central solutions within S/4HANA.
• Deliver functional consulting support across the full project life cycle (design, build, test, deploy).
• Work on project deliverables and change requests, including enhancements and system improvements.
• Identify and drive process improvement opportunities across the SAP HR landscape.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, define solutions, and support testing activities.
• Produce and maintain functional specifications, documentation, and audit materials.
• Work closely with ABAP, Basis, and Security teams during build and deployment phases.
• Support testing activities, including unit, system, integration, and regression testing.
• Assist with SAP rollout initiatives across the wider organisation.
• Provide knowledge transfer to internal teams and support functions.
• Collaborate with Team Leads, Architects, and SMEs to identify and mitigate risks.

Required Experience & Skills

• Proven hands-on functional experience with:
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (essential)
• Strong experience in:
• Business process design and configuration
• Functional specification writing
• Testing (functional, integration, regression, performance)
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience producing high-quality documentation and reporting for audit and handover purposes.
• Solid understanding of SAP testing standards and methodologies.
• Experience with SAP Concur (expenses/travel management) is desirable

The role is outside IR35 and presents a long-term contract opportunity.