SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking & Time Off Consultant (Contract - Outside IR35)
SuccessFactors/Employee Central Time Migration Programme
Job Title: SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking & Time Off Consultant
Location: UK - Hybrid
Position Type: Contract - Outside IR35
Experience Level: 5-9 years
Working Pattern: Remote/Hybrid, with availability during UK business hours
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP SuccessFactors Time Tracking and Time Off Consultant to design and deliver the time and attendance solution on a large-scale SuccessFactors and Employee Central Payroll (ECP) transformation. The programme migrates a complex UK public sector payroll and HR estate from Legacy SAP ECC/SAP HCM into the SAP SuccessFactors landscape, covering approximately 65,000 employees across 17 payroll areas, multiple public sector pension schemes (LGPS, Teachers, NHS), a significant multiple-employment population, and more than 60 integration interfaces.
This role is based in the UK on a remote/hybrid contract basis, working during UK business hours as required by the programme. Time and attendance data is a direct upstream dependency for payroll accuracy, so this role sits at the heart of the delivery. The consultant will design and configure Time Tracking and Time Off (Employee Central Time Management) for a diverse public sector workforce - including shift workers, term-time-only staff, casual and relief workers, and employees holding multiple concurrent employments - and ensure clean, accurate time results flow into ECP ahead of the parallel payroll runs and go-live.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Time solution design. Own the end-to-end design and configuration of SuccessFactors Time Tracking and Time Off, aligned to SAP best practice and the programme's 'Adopt not Adapt' principle.
Configuration. Build and unit test the full time solution, including:
Work schedules, daily and period work schedule variants, and public holiday calendars
Absence and attendance types, accrual rules and quotas
Time valuation/time evaluation rules generating pay-relevant results
Overtime, premium, shift, unsocial hours, standby and call-out rules
Manager and employee self-service time approval via SAP Fiori
Payroll integration. Design and validate the interface from Time to Employee Central Payroll, mapping time results to the correct wage types, and confirm that absences, premiums and bank holiday pay are reflected correctly in payroll.
Complex population handling. Design time recording for term-time-only staff, casual and relief workers, and the multiple-employment population, where each employment carries its own work schedule and time profile.
Testing support. Produce unit test evidence, support system integration testing and UAT, and ensure time-to-payroll scenarios are proven in the parallel payroll runs.
Cutover and hypercare. Support data migration of time-related data, cutover activities, and hypercare through go-live, resolving defects within agreed service levels.
Documentation and knowledge transfer. Produce configuration workbooks and knowledge-transfer materials, and support the client's SAP Centre of Excellence team in building in-house capability.
UK-based collaboration. Work closely with the UK-based functional, technical and programme teams throughout the delivery life cycle.
Technical Skills & Experience
Strong hands-on configuration experience in SuccessFactors Time Tracking and Time Off (Employee Central Time Management), including time valuation rules and time type builder.
Work schedules, holiday calendars, absence and accrual design across a complex, multi-population workforce.
Solid understanding of the integration between Time, Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll, and how time results drive gross pay.
Working knowledge of the UK payroll/HR domain the programme serves, including how absence, overtime and premiums affect pay and pension.
Experience delivering within large, complex transformation programmes using SAP Activate and structured testing cycles.
Essential Experience
SuccessFactors Time Tracking and/or Time Off design and configuration
Work schedule, absence, accrual and time valuation configuration
Time-to-payroll integration (Employee Central Payroll or SAP Payroll)
Complex workforce time scenarios (shift, overtime, premium, self-service)
Delivery within full-cycle SuccessFactors or SAP HR implementations
Desirable Experience
UK public sector or local authority workforce (term-time-only, casual, relief)
Multiple-employment/concurrent employment time handling
SAP Cross-Application Time Sheet (CATS) and Legacy time migration
SAP Fiori time approval scenarios
Employee Central core configuration exposure
Certifications
Desirable: SAP SuccessFactors certification in Time Management/Time Tracking; SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central certification.
Soft Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Clear communication and documentation discipline
Ability to work effectively across business and technical teams
Attention to detail and a quality-first mindset appropriate to a payroll programme
Proactive approach to risk and issue identification
Ability to manage priorities within a large transformation programme